Eddie Harris • Love...From A Horn [1972]

Harmony Headliner Series KH 31164 

Eddie has always been known for his experiments with the tenor saxophone. His first known experimentation combined a tenor saxophone with a trombone mouthpiece that he called the “Saxobone.” Later, Eddie began using a clarinet double barrel joint in between the neck and body of the instrument causing the tenor sax to sound like a bass clarinet. He also created a hybrid instrument with a bassoon bocal replacing the tenor sax neck. These experimental sounds are featured prominently on the album, “A Study in Jazz” on VeeJay Records. He could make all of these unique sounds by merging only a few spare parts with the tenor saxophone. One of Eddie’s most popular creations was the reed mouthpiece for brass instruments. He holds the U.S. Patent for the reed mouthpiece for the trumpet, cornet, trombone, and flugelhorn. Eddie also experimented with the electric Varitone saxophone, a musical device that allowed the sound of a saxophone to be electronically manipulated. The electronics of the Varitone could add a sub-octave and also filter the timbre and tone of the sax.

Tracklist:
01 What's New
02 Topkapi
03 Days of Wine and Roses
04 People
05 On Green Dolphin Street
06 Deep In A Dream
07 East End Blues
08 I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
09 Who Can I Turn To
10 Since I Fell For You