“Newer Than New” is an album by Barry Harris, recorded in 1961. The album is a quintessential bebop session with hard-bop elements, including Harris’s original compositions like Mucho Dinero and Easy to Love. The music is lively, swinging, and harmonically sophisticated, showcasing Harris’s skill as a leader and arranger. Newer Than New is a vibrant example of the bebop tradition in the early 1960s.
Barry Harris (December 15, 1929 – December 8, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator, a key figure in preserving the bebop tradition. Born in Detroit, Harris was part of the city’s vibrant jazz scene, performing with musicians like Miles Davis and Sonny Stitt. His style was heavily influenced by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and especially Thelonious Monk, whose compositions he frequently performed. Harris was renowned not only as a performer but also as a teacher, conducting bebop workshops. His playing was marked by virtuosity, harmonic depth, and swinging drive.
TRACKLIST
Side One:
1. Mucho Dinero (Barry Harris) 3:41
2. Easy to Love (Cole Porter) 4:47
3. Burgundy (Barry Harris) 6:54
4. The Last One (Barry Harris) 4:51
Side Two:
1. Anthropology (Gillespie-Parker) 4:15
2. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Rodgers-Hart) 4:07
3. Make Haste (Barry Harris) 5:35
4. Nightingale (Cugat-Rosner-Wise) 5:17
Personnel:
Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Barry Harris, piano; Ernie Farrow, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.
Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City, September 28, 1961
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