Cup Full of Dreams Don 'Sugar Cane' Harris

• 1 Runnin' Away 07:53
• 2 Hattie's Bathtub 07:17
• 3 Bad Feet 05:15
• 4 Cup Full of Dreams 14:16
• 5 Generation of Vipers 04:10
• Total Runtime 38:51

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On this classic outing Sugarcane Harris added his longtime friend and playing partner, keyboardist Dewey Perry, to the Pure Food and Drug Act, the Los Angeles band Harris fronted in the early 1970s. These musicians experienced successful solo careers and worked with the likes of Canned Heat, Tower of Power, Herbie Hancock, and John Mayall. The jazzy blues Running Away finds Sugarcane in top form as he deftly sprints through a series of triplet runs. Just about everyone gets a taste here, including drummer Paul Lagos, who trades fours with Harris. Hattie’s Bathtub plays out in a comfortable ¾ underlying a four bar chordal riff. Riveting violin and guitar solos! There’s a driving, primordial beat to Bad Feet, as Harris and co. emotively solo over the pentatonic line, whereas Cup Full of Dreams is a lyrical jazz fantasy waltzing its way towards pathos. Generation of Vipers rocks ‘n rolls its way into the funky grit of soul. Guitarist Randy Resnick said it best: “Don had a swing to his playing, a groove, a soulfulness that you don’t hear anywhere else. No one plays with such gut-wrenching rawness.”

„Blues violinist Sugarcane Harris is on fire during this 1973 studio session for BASF, which features many of his regular collaborators of the period. Harris, who wrote all of the material heard on the date, mixes elements of jazz, country, and rock into his brand of blues. He is brilliant in the midtempo blues 'Runnin' Away,' though none of the solos that follow measure up to the leader's. 'Hattie's Bathtub' is a catchy blues waltz. But it is the extended composition 'Cup Full of Dreams' that showcases Harris' lyricism on his instrument. One amusing aspect of the LP is the obvious presence of guitarist Harvey Mandel, who evidently could not be named for contractual reasons, though his photo is barely disguised with an old-fashioned black bar over his eyes. Just a few years after this record was released, poor health put an end to the violinist's career.“ (Ken Dryden, AMG)

Don 'Sugarcane' Harris, violin
Dewey Terry, electric piano, keyboards, percussion
Randy Resnik, guitar, shanai
Victor Conte Jr., guitar, bass
Harvey Mandel, guitar
Richard Aplan, saxophone
Larry Taylor, bass
Paul Lagos, drums

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