The Battle of the Tenors (1998)

About this title: Eddie Harris rarely recorded beside other solo tenors, so this live gig at the 1994 Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival, made two years before Harris' death, promises to be both an unusual document and an object lesson on just how different Harris was from every other tenorman on the planet. As in "Swiss Movement," Harris grafted himself onto a working group, that of local tenor favorite Wendell Harrison. Yet contrary to the title, the tenor battle premise disappears once the first three numbers are over and done with, for these two have other, more diverse pursuits in mind. "Tenor Madness" begins ... read more

Tracks:

1. Tenor Madness [Rollins]
2. The Wok [Harrison]
3. My Shining Hour [Arlen/Mercer]
4. Vocalese [Harris]
5. Eddie Who? [Harris]
6. Ambidextrous [Harris]

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