All the Way Live (1981)

About this title: Strange as it seems, organist Jimmy Smith and tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris have to this date only played together once. Their recorded collaboration at San Francisco's Keystone Korner in 1981 has recently been released for the first time by Milestone on All the Way Live. Harris (who utilizes an electrified tenor) and Smith (along with drummer Kenny Dixon) jam a couple of blues, the funky "8 Counts for Rita" (which has some audience participation) and three familiar standards. The recording quality is not state-of-the-art but is certainly listenable and the high level of the playing ... read more

Tracks:

1. You'll See [Smith]
2. Autumn Leaves [Mercer/Prevert/Kosm]
3. A Child Is Born [Jones]
4. 8 Counts for Rita [Smith]
5. Old Folks [Hill/Robison]
6. The Sermon [Smith]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.