The 3 Sounds – Feelin’ Good | Blue Note BST 84072

The 3 Sounds Feelin’ Good | Blue Note BST 84072

updated 10/03/2026

Blue Note Records 1960 ‎– BST 84072

Description:

The 3 Sounds – Feelin' Good is a classic Blue Note jazz album featuring
 the soulful piano trio of Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, and Bill Dowdy.
 Originally released in 1961 as Blue Note BLP 4072 and BST 84072, 
the album was recorded on June 28, 1960, at the Van Gelder Studio
 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

With Gene Harris on piano and celeste, Andrew Simpkins on bass,
 and Bill Dowdy on drums, the trio combines hard bop, blues, swing,
 and soul-jazz with a warm, highly rhythmic sound. The program includes
 standards such as “When I Fall in Love,” “I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart,”
 “It Could Happen to You,” and Thelonious Monk's “Straight, No Chaser,” 
alongside Gene Harris's “Parker's Pad” and the trio's interpretations
 of “Blues After Dark,” “I Got It Bad,” and “Two Bass Hit.”

Line-up:

Gene Harris – piano, celeste
Andrew “Andy” Simpkins – bass
Bill Dowdy – drums

Recorded    : June 28, 1960
Studio    Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Engineer    Rudy Van Gelder
Producer    Alfred Lion

tracklist:

A1        When I Fall In Love
Written By [Miscredited] – Seldon Albert
Written-By [Uncredited] – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
A2        Parker's Pad
Written-By – Gene Harris
A3        Blues After Dark
Written-By – Benny Golson
A4        I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
Written-By – Ellington*, Webster*
B1        Straight No Chaser
Written-By – Monk*
B2        I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
Written-By – Ellington*, Nemo*, Mills*, Redmond*
B3        It Could Happen To You
Written-By – Burke-Van Heusen*
B4        Two Bass Hit
Written-By – Gillespie*, Lewis*

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