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Harris Simon: The Mastery of Passion
by Larry Taylor
Discovering gold in reissues going 30 years back is always a pleasure. Such is the case with Harris Simon's The Mastery of Passion, featuring selections from CDs first released on Japan's Pony Canyon label--New York Connection (1978) and Swish (1980).
Simon was in his early twenties at the time of these dates, fast gaining recognition as a pianist and composer. He was approached by producers George Klabin and Jeff Kaufman to assemble a topnotch group, and gathered several stars-to-be: tenor ...
read moreResonance Records to Release "The Mastery of Passion" - A Rare Collection of All Star Recordings from Keyboardist Harris Simon
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Michael Ricci
Heirloom Series Release Features Special Guests Michael Brecker and Claudio Roditi As a 21-year-old wunderkind, pianist-composer-arranger Harris Simon went into the studio in March of 1978 to record his first recording under his own name. Produced by George Klabin and Jeff Kaufman, New York Connection featured an all-star cast including tenor sax titan Michael Brecker, Brazilian trumpeter Claudio Roditi, saxophonist-flutist Joe Farrell, Uruguyan keyboardist Hugo Fattoruso, bassist Mike Richmond, guitarist Bill Washer and Brazilian drummer Portinho. Two years later, Simon ...
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