Joe Harriott

About the artist

Joe Harriott (1928-1973) was a Jamaican jazz musician and composer, whose principal instrument was the alto saxophone. Initially a bebopper, he is now widely acknowledged as one of the worldwide pioneers of free jazz. Born Joseph Arthurlin Harriott on 15th July 1928 in Kingston, Jamaica, he was educated at Kingston's famed Alpha Boys School, which produced a number of prominent Jamaican musicians. He moved to the U.K. as a working musician in 1951, and lived in the country until his death on 2nd January 1973 in Southampton, Hampshire.

Top songs

  1. Spring Low, Sweet Harriott
  2. Hum Dono
  3. Stephano's Dance
  4. Jaipur
  5. Formation
  6. Ballad For Goa
  7. Abstract
  8. Coda
  9. Shadows
  10. Impression
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  1. Parallel
  2. N.N.N.T.
  3. Straight Lines
  4. Subject
  5. Tonal
  6. Pictures
  7. Tempo
  8. Modal
  9. Oleo
  10. Calypso
  11. Count Twelve
  12. Raymond
  13. Idioms
  14. Compound
  15. Still Goofin'
  16. Caravan
  17. Jumpin' with Joe
  18. Southern Horizons
  19. Tuesday Morning Swing
  20. Señor Blues
  21. You Go to My Head
  22. Liggin'
  23. Calypso Sketches
  24. Cherokee
  25. Senor Blues
  26. N.N.N.T
  27. April In Paris
  28. Shepherd's Serenade
  29. Morning Blue
  30. Out Of Nowhere
  31. Just Goofin'
  32. Summertime
  33. Beams
  34. Spiritual Blues
  35. Acka Raga
  36. Face In The Crowd
  37. Akee Blues
  38. Revival
  39. Blues On Blues
  40. Movement
  41. Jump For Me
  42. Variations On Monk
  43. I'll Remember April
  44. Everything Happens To Me
  45. Spaces
  46. Just Friends
  47. Last Resort
  48. The Song Is You
  49. How Deep Is The Ocean
  50. Get Happy
  51. Harlem
  52. "Song" Before "Sunrise"
  53. Nice Work If You Can Get It
  54. Chirracahaua
  55. raga megha
  56. Blues Original
  57. Best Behaviour
  58. It Don't Mean A Thing
  59. She's Funny That Way
  60. Teddi
  61. Senior Blues
  62. Gana
  63. Joe's Blues
  64. Blues In Threes
  65. Overture
  66. Introduction
  67. Easy To Love
  68. Fascinating Rhythm
  69. Contrasts
  70. Can't We Be Friends
  71. A Night In Tunisia
  72. Psychedelic Sally
  73. raga gaud-saranga
  74. You'll Never Know
  75. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
  76. The Big Fist
  77. Home Sweet Heaven
  78. Bang
  79. Go Into Your Trance
  80. If I Gave You
  81. Raymond-Overture Theme
  82. How Deep Is The Ocean?
  83. I Know Your Heart
  84. You'd Better Love Me
  85. Moanin'
  86. Multani
  87. Was She Prettier Than I?
  88. Confirmation
  89. Something Tells Me
  90. Forever and a Day

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