It Just Got to Be is an album by the jazz group The Three Sounds with performances recorded in 1960. It was released on the Blue Note label in 1963.[2] It was reissued on CD only in Japan, with two bonus tracks.
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| Released | June 1963[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 13–14, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:27 original LP 47:28 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84120 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars stating, "The performances throughout the record are predictably swinging and enjoyable, even if they find the trio taking no stylistic chances. That lack of adventure doesn't matter, though — the Three Sounds excel at making unpretentious, unabashedly enjoyable mainstream jazz, and there's something endearing about their ability to produce a body of work of consistently high quality".[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Gene Harris except as indicated
- "One for Renee" - 3:04
- "Stella by Starlight" (Washington, Young) - 5:32
- "It Just Got to Be" - 5:15
- "If I Were a Bell" (Loesser) - 5:36
- "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 5:20
- "The Nearness of You" (Carmichael, Washington) - 5:49
- "Real Gene" - 3:35
- "South of the Border" (Kennedy, Carr) - 4:16
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "Girl Next Door" - 4:35
- "This Is the Way 'Tis" - 4:26
Recorded on December 13 (3-4, 8) and December 14 (1-2, 5-7), 1960.
Personnel
edit- Gene Harris - piano
- Andrew Simpkins - double bass
- Bill Dowdy - drums
References
edit- ^ Billboard June 22, 1963
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010
- ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed October 11, 2010