For those unknowing, renowned vocalist and guitarist Allan Harris is proud to announce the release of his new album, Live at Blue Llama. Recorded live at the state-of-the-art jazz club in January of this year, Harris’ first live album in over thirteen years showcases his current working band at their artistic peak, and displays their deep musical bond and connection, all in front of an attentive live audience.

Joining the soulful crooner is pianist and keyboardist Arcoiris Sandoval, bassist Marty Kenney, drummer Norman Edwards, and saxophonist-flutist Irwin Hall. Live at Blue Llama will be released on July 28th, 2023 via Love Productions Records in collaboration with Live at Blue Llama Records.

1. Sunny
2. Jeannine
3. New Day
4. The Very Thought of You
5. So What
6. Black Coffee Blues
7. Shimmering Deep Blue Sea
8. Spain
9. There She Goes
10. Nature Boy

This curated collection of ten selections was combed from Harristhe Bobby Hebb-classic diverse and genre-spanning repertoire, sourced from over forty years of musical artistry, opens on the playful Bobby Hebb classic Sunny and then brings us the more relaxed Duke Person/Oscar Brown Jr-penned Jeannine, the free-flowing New Day (culled from his latest studio album, Kate’s Soulfood), and then, after admitting he loves coming to the Blue Llama, we get the smoky club atmosphere of the renowned Nat King Cole ballad The Very Thought of You and then comes the skit-skat of the foot-tapping Miles Davis beauty So What (featuring Eddie Jefferson’s vocals).

Along next is his low slung, guitar-fed original Black Coffee Blues and that is in turn seamlessly backed by a brand new composition, the all-embracing warmth of Shimmering Deep Blue Sea, the recording rounding out on his soulful rendition of the always-impressive Chick Corea and Al Jarreau cut Spain, the strident, upbeat original There She Goes, coming to a close on a most enthusiastic new arrangement of Eden Ahbez’s Nature Boy.

Called the “Jazz Vocal King of New York”, Allan Harris has stunned audiences for nearly four decades. Known for his “formidable baritone with … husky edges and deep resonant low notes” (Stephen Holden, the New York Times), Harris has released fourteen albums, including 2021’s love letter to Harlem Kate’s Soulfood, which propelled him to be named one of 8 Artists.

Described by the Miami Herald as possessing a voice with “the warmth of Tony Bennett, the bite and rhythmic sense of Sinatra, and the sly elegance of Nat ‘King’ Cole,” Harris has garnered wide acclaim from critics and legions of fans from all over the world.

His nationally acclaimed smash Cross That River, which tells the unsung story of America’s black cowboys and sheds light on their oft-overlooked contribution in taming the American West has garnered widespread attention; Cross That River was featured in the New York Times, on NPR’s Weekend Edition, and on CBS and NBC.

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