EDDIE HARRIS TRIO
12. Eddie Who? (Eddie Harris)
Eddie Harris (voc, ts, p), Ralphe Armstrong (elb, voc), Sherman Ferguson (d, voc), Lolita Maria Harris, Mrs. Els Bolleman (voc)
Studio 44, Monster, 27. Februar 1985
von: Eddie Who? (Timeless, 1986)
Eddie Who?
There’s a guy
You ought to know
He can really play the saxophone
He’s from Chicago
He recorded a song that made a big fuss
On Vee Jay Records
Called Exodus
(Chorus)
Eddie Harris… Eddie Who? x 2
He introduced
The electric saxophone
He invented a reed mouthpiece
For the trumpet and the trombone
He experimented with his career
He started fusion music
With a song called Listen Here
(Chorus)
Eddie Harris… Eddie Who? x 2
He wrote a song
That had musicians in a trance
Miles Davis recorded it
Freedom Jazz Dance
Then he went to Switzerland
And recorded Cold Duck
While Les McCann was singing
Compared to What
(Chorus)
He’s been singing about
Money, luck and overweight too
He’s written five books
On what he can do
Now he’s scat singing
And people don’t understand
It’s a mixture of black street talk
And African
(Chorus)
My name is Eddie Harris
I’ve some of your records man
Thank you
I remember when you used to play with Count Basie
That was Eddie Lockjaw Davis
My name is Eddie Harris
I’ve got one of your videos jack
That was Eddie Murphy
My name is Eddie Harris
I remember when you used to record the Blues
That was Eddie ‘Cleanhead’ Vinson
My name is Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris?
Eddie Who?
Eddie Harris…
Eddie Who? Eddie Who?
My name is Eddie Harris…
(Text: Eddie Harris)
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