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 | | Combining jazz virtuosity at the piano with bluesy funkiness, Gene Harris has had three careers: as leader of the mainstream band, the Three Sounds, then as leader of a funky jazz aggregation of the same name; and currently back in the mainstream. |
 | | Harris was born in Benton Harbor, Mich., on Sept. 1, 1933, and taught himself to play boogie woogie style piano by listening the records of Gene Ammons and Pete Johnson. |
 | | Pianist Gene Harris, a cornerstone of the popular Blue Note and Verve recording group the Three Sounds with bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Bill Dowdy from 1956-'70, died Sunday, Jan. 16, at his home in Boise, Idaho. |
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