Barry Harris Archive

Ronnie Cuber – Cuber Libre / Sam Jones – Changes and Things – both Elemental/Xanadu
Two more Xanadu reissues of note. Ronnie Cuber – Cuber Libre – Elemental/Xanadu 90607, 52:48 (1976) ****: (Ronnie Cuber – baritone sax) Sam Jones – Changes and Things – Elemental/Xanadu 906088, 41:58 (1977) ****:) (Sam Jones – bass; Blue Mitchell – trumpet; Slide Hampton – trombone; Bob Berg – tenor sax; Barry Harris – piano; […]

Dolo Coker – California Hard / Sonny Criss – Saturday Morning – both Elemental/Xanadu
Elemental Music keeps the Xanadu flame lit- Part I… Dolo Coker – California Hard – Elemental/Xanadu 906081 – 1976, 51:13 ****1/2: (Dolo Coker – piano; Blue Mitchell – trumpet/Flugelhorn; Art Pepper – alto and tenor sax; Leroy Vinnegar – bass; Frank Butler – drums) Sonny Criss – Saturday Morning – Elemental/Xanadu 906086 (1975), 39:38 ***1/2: […]

Albert Heath – Kwanza (The First) – Xanadu/Elemental Music – (1973/1981)Jimmy Heath – Picture of Heath – Xanadu/Elemental Music (1975)
Albert & Jimmy Heath presented on fine remastered re-releases from Xanadu…

Albert Heath – Kwanza (The First) – Xanadu/Elemental Music – (1973/1981)Jimmy Heath – Picture of Heath – Xanadu/Elemental Music (1975)
Albert & Jimmy Heath presented on fine remastered re-releases from Xanadu…

Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron – Xanadu/Elemental MusicAl Cohn & Jimmy Rowles – Heavy Love – Xanadu/ Elemental Music
Two more Xanadu CD treasures – Barry Harris and Al Cohn/ Jimmy Rowles…

Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron – Xanadu/Elemental MusicAl Cohn & Jimmy Rowles – Heavy Love – Xanadu/ Elemental Music
Two more Xanadu CD treasures – Barry Harris and Al Cohn/ Jimmy Rowles…

Portland Jazz Festival Highlights 2013
For its tenth year of jazz in Portland, this year’s U.S. Bank festival, presented by Alaska Airlines, kicked off with a number of sold out shows. An imposing array of internationally-recognized and local musicians played a variety of jazz styles, and the festival’s recognition of Black History Month was seen in a number of community-wide […]