Blue Note – BLP 4020Rec. Date : May 20, 1959 Bass : Andy SimpkinsDrums : Bill DowdyPiano : Gene Harris Strictlyheadies : 08/20/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 02/27/1960 As a tightly knit, fully integrated group, the Sounds rival any trio. Each is in complete accord with the needs and demands of the others and through this cohesion they are able…
Blue Note – BLP 4014Rec. Dates : September 16 & 28 1958, February 11, 1959 Bass : Andy SimpkinsDrums : Bill DowdyPiano : Gene Harris Strictlyheadies : 07/31/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 08/01/1959 Comprised of Gene Harris, piano and celeste; Andrew Simpkins, bass; and Bill Dowdy, drums, the Three Sounds offer their jazz interpretation of eight pop tunes, among them Besame Mucho, Angel Eyes, I…
Blue Note – BLP 4012Rec. Date : February 18, 1959 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Andy SimpkinsDrums : Bill DowdyPiano : Gene Harris Strictlyheadies : 07/27/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 11/23/1959 Altoist Lou Donaldson is featured with the Three (Gene Harris, Andy Simpkins, Bill Dowdy) Sounds here and the merger is a good one. Donaldson blows brightly and the rhythm group backs…
Blue Note – BLP 1600Rec. Dates : September 16, 1958, September 28, 1958 Bass : Andrew SimpkinsCeleste : Gene HarrisDrums : Bill DowdyPiano : Gene Harris Strictlyheadies : 06/25/2019Stream this Album Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)Tony Gieske : 02/22/1959 Every time Alfred Lion comes along with one of his “new directions” discoveries like The Three Sounds (Blue Note 1600), the…
