Breakin' It Up

Breakin' It Up is the debut album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1958 and released on the Argo label.[1]

Breakin' It Up
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedJuly 31, 1958
Chicago
GenreJazz
LabelArgo
LP 644
ProducerDave Usher
Barry Harris chronology
Breakin' It Up
(1959)
Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop
(1960)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Jason Ankeney stating: "Barry Harris' debut Argo session captures a uniquely soulful interpretation of bop sensibilities. Light yet commanding, Breakin' It Up moves from strength to strength, belying the pianist's relative youth and inexperience".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Barry Harris except as indicated

  1. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:02
  2. "Ornithology" (Charlie Parker) - 3:27
  3. "Bluesy" - 4:31
  4. "Passport" (Parker) - 3:42
  5. "Allen's Alley"- 7:21 (Denzil Best)
  6. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:55
  7. "SRO" - 5:50
  8. "Stranger in Paradise" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) - 4:42

Personnel

References

  1. Argo Records discography accessed September 11, 2012
  2. Ankeney, J. Allmusic Review, accessed September 11, 2012
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 653. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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