Tenor-saxophonist
Eddie Harris's third album features him exploring 11 themes from
Henry Mancini's score for Breakfast At Tiffany 's.
Harris stretches out the most on "Moon River" and the title cut but he does justice to the nine lesser-known themes. This long out-of-print LP holds one's interest throughout and, although
Harris comes up with plenty of fresh ideas, he also never leaves the melody far behind. His unlisted backup group is a septet that includes trombonist
Joe Avant, vibraphonist
Charles Stepney, pianist
Willie Pickens and guitarist
Joe Diorio. A fine (if obscure) outing.