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Playin' with Myself
Studio album by Eddie Harris
Released	1979
Recorded	March 1980
Studio	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:28
Label	RCA AFL1-3402
Producer	Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris chronology
I'm Tired of Driving (1978) Playin' with Myself (1979) Sounds Incredible (1980)

Playin' with Myself is a solo album by saxophonist/pianist Eddie Harris, recorded in 1979 and released on the RCA label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
DownBeat

The Bay State Banner noted that "gone are the feeble attempts at humor and funk, and instead Harris attacks his tenor sax with some vigor and emotion."

Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic wrote: "On his second and last RCA LP, Harris strips everything down to just tenor sax and acoustic grand piano -- with himself overdubbing on both -- in an austere, uncompromising series of sessions in several studios. A bold move, particularly for RCA (which probably didn't give a damn anymore), one that few players would dare attempt and fewer could pull off. For Harris, this is only a partial success; some tracks are wandering and anarchic, others are quite musical and one in particular, the title track, actually swings quite well without a rhythm section".

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris

1. "Playin' with Myself" – 4:40
2. "Freedom Jazz Dance" – 3:53
3. "Vextious Progressions" – 4:35
4. "There Is No Time" – 4:46
5. "Trane's In" – 6:55
6. "Plain Old Rhythm" – 5:45
7. "What" – 10:20
8. "Intransit" – 7:53
9. "I Heard That" – 1:41

Personnel

• Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone, piano

References

1. Eddie Harris Discography. Retrieved June 22, 2017
2. Parker, Evelyn (24 July 1980). "Eddie Harris, Les McCann Reunited!". Oakland Post. No. 580. p. 4.
3. ^ Ginell, Richard S.. Eddie Harris: Playin' with Myself – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
4. Hadley, Frank-John (March 1980). "Eddie Harris: Playin' with Myself". DownBeat. Vol. 47, no. 3. pp. 44, 46.
5. Lane, George (19 July 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. No. 41. p. 19.

• Eddie Harris albums
• 1979 albums
• RCA Records albums