Gene Harris Quartet - Listen Here !

After rigorous touring and recording as a member of the Ray Brown Trio, and on the heels of a Grammy® nomination for his own acclaimed big band recording Tribute to Count Basie, Gene Harris entered the studio to lead this tour de force quartet session.

Adding guitarist Ron Escheté to the already awe-inspiring lineup of the working Ray Brown Trio unit (Brown, Harris and drummer Jeff Hamilton), Gene Harris instantly found the quartet to be the perfect configuration in which to communicate his one-of-a-kind, steeped-in-the-blues, jazz piano artistry (and the configuration in which the pianist would work most throughout the remainder of his life). In the first of what would be a whole series of inspired and influential Gene Harris Quartet recordings on the Concord Jazz label, Listen Here is quintessential Gene Harris. ****½, All Music Guide