We remember Eddie Harris on his birthday (Oct 20, 1934 – Nov 5, 1996). Harris was a man immersed in music. He was a composer, bandleader, performer, writer, innovator, inventor, and social critic. In many ways, his career epitomizes the very idea of exploration and self-study. He described his sound as a “soft” sound; one that some scholars might identify as part of the Stan Getz School. While this may be true, Eddie also identified with the school of saxophonist Lester Young. In the course of r