Don "Sugar Cane" Harris – Sugar Cane's Got The Blues (Vinyl LP)

Don "Sugar Cane" Harris – Sugar Cane's Got The Blues is a live album by American violinist and singer Don "Sugar Cane" Harris, released on MPS in 1972. It was recorded on November 4 and 7, 1971 at the Berlin Jazz Festival in the Berlin Philharmonie and produced by Joachim-Ernst Berendt. Harris plays electric violin with a band of Wolfgang Dauner, Volker Kriegel, Terje Rypdal, Neville Whitehead and Robert Wyatt. Besides three of his own pieces, the set includes Horace Silver's "Song For My Father". This copy is the 1972 French original issue (MPS 15079) in a gatefold sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: MPS Records 15079
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, gatefold
• Pressing: FR original
• Country: France
• Year of this pressing: 1972
• Genre: Jazz-Rock, Blues, Jazz

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Liz Pineapple Wonderful (Don Harris)
2. Sugarcane's Got The Blues (Don Harris)

Side B

1. Song For My Father (Horace Silver)
2. Where's My Sunshine (Don Harris)

Personnel

Don "Sugar Cane" Harris (electric violin, vocals), Wolfgang Dauner (keyboards, electronics), Volker Kriegel (electric guitar on A1, A2, B2), Terje Rypdal (electric guitar on B1), Neville Whitehead (electric bass), Robert Wyatt (drums).

Produced by Joachim-Ernst Berendt; recording director: Willi Fruth; engineer: Eberhard Sengpiel.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes, this is the French issue from the year of release, 1972, distributed by Musidisc-Europe. The record was released in Germany on BASF/MPS at the same time.

Is that really Robert Wyatt on drums?
Yes. Robert Wyatt, who had just left Soft Machine, played drums at this Berlin concert.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. VG+ (Very Good Plus) for the sleeve means light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Don "Sugar Cane" Harris records?
Yes, for example Don "Sugarcane" Harris – I'm On Your Case, Sugar Cane Harris – Cup Full Of Dreams. More titles are in our Jazz collection.

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.