A Study in Jazz is the fourth album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris, and the first to feature his compositions predominantly, recorded in 1962 and released on the Vee-Jay label.[1][2]

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A Study in Jazz
Studio album by Eddie Harris
Released	1962
Recorded	1961-62
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:09
Label	Vee-Jay VJLP 3028
Producer	Sid McCoy
Eddie Harris chronology
Jazz for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961) A Study in Jazz (1962) Eddie Harris Goes to the Movies (1962)

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

1. "No One" - 3:45
2. "Dancing Bull" - 4:15
3. "Cuttin' Out" - 3:52
4. "Down" - 4:55
5. "Fantastic Waltz" - 4:41
6. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 4:28
7. "Olifant Gesang" - 8:13

Personnel

• Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone
• Willie Pickens - piano
• Joe Diorio - (tracks 2–7), Roland Faulkner (track 1) - guitar
• Richard Evans (tracks 6 & 7), Donald Garrett (track 5), Melvin Jackson (tracks 1-4) - bass
• Harold Jones (tracks 1, 3 & 4), Earl Thomas (track 5), Marshall Thompson (tracks 2, 6 & 7) - drums
• Jon Avant - trombone (track 5)
• Charles Stepney - vibraphone (track 5)

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