''Tone Tantrum'' is an album by American

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Gene Harris Gene Harris (born Eugene Haire, September 1, 1933 – January 16, 2000) was an American jazz pianist known for his warm sound and blues and gospel infused style that is known as soul jazz. From 1956 to 1970, he played in The Three Sounds tri ...

, recorded in 1977 and released on the

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label.Blue Note Records discography
accessed January 10, 2011.

Reception

The

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review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Gene Harris never veered closer to mainstream jazz-funk than ''Tone Tantrum'' – a slick, propulsive record... Still, while the sound is radio-friendly, the quality and complexity of the performances serve as a potent reminder that ''Tone Tantrum'' is first and foremost a jazz record, and a solid (if unconventional) one at that, purists be damned.Ankeny, J
AllMusic Review
accessed January 10, 2011.

Track listing

# "As" (

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) – 7:38 # "If You Can't Find Love Let Love Find You" (Jerry Peters) – 6:14 # "A Minor" (Peters) – 7:23 # " Stranger in Paradise" (

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, Robert Wright,

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) – 5:15 # "Peace of Mind" (

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) – 4:33 # "Cristo Redentor Part 1" (

Duke Pearson Columbus Calvin "Duke" Pearson Jr. (August 17, 1932 – August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. ''Allmusic'' describes him as having a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a record pro ...

) – 4:55 # "Cristo Redentor Part 2" (Pearson) – 4:52 :*Recorded at Total Experience Studios in Los Angeles, California in March–May, 1977.

Personnel

*Gene Harris – piano,

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, synthesizer *

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– electric piano, synthesizer, vocals, arranger *

, John Rowin – electric guitar * Anthony Jackson,

Robert Popwell Robert Lee "Pops" Popwell (December 29, 1950 – November 27, 2017) was an American jazz fusion, smooth jazz bass guitarist and percussionist. Career Known as "Pops", he played with The Rascals, The Young Rascals , The Crusaders (Houston group), ...

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– electric bass *

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– drums *Jerry Steinholz – percussion *Ralph Beecham – vocals *Kenneth Yerke, Blanche Belnick,

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, Bonnie Douglas, Assa Drori, Ron Folsom, Winterton Garvey, William Henderson, Janice Gower, Mary Ann Kinggold, Rollice Dale, Denyse Buffum, Paul Pavlonick, Dennis Karmazyn, Selene Hurford, Richard Feves –

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–

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, Ray Jackson, George Thatcher, Maurice Spears, Donald Cook, Earl Dumler, David Crawford –

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, Maxine Waters, Julia Waters, Oren Waters, Deneice Williams, AnnEsther Davis, Gary Gairet – backing vocals

References

{{Authority control Blue Note Records albums Gene Harris albums 1977 albums Albums produced by Jerry Peters Albums recorded at Total Experience Recording Studios