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V.S.O.P. #66
THE FABULOUS BILL HARRIS

w/Bill Harris (guitar, vocals, recitation).

Recorded from 1957 through 1981 at various locations in Washington D.C. and The Village Gate in New York.

"Blues Aint Nothing/Key To the Highway", "Bill Harris Blues Monologue/Sitting On Top of The World", "Ma Rainey", "Nuages", "Bach's Prelude In D Minor", "Spring/Golden Sunset", "Satin Doll", "Out of Nowhere", "Stomping At The Savoy", "Possessed", "Syeda's Song Flute", "Jazz Band", "The Wes Montgomery Suite".

Guitarist Bill Harris was one of the finest solo guitar players to take on classical guitar, jazz and blues. He was lead guitarist, composer/arranger and singer with The Clovers in the early 1950's. This CD consists of live performances of blues, jazz, classical and recitation recorded over 30 years. Also included are portions of his Wes Montgomery Suite performed with the Howard University Jazz Ensemble, where Bill Harris was a professor of music.

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