The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds

Genres: jazz, piano, jazz piano, swing, piano jazz

About The Three Sounds

The Three Sounds (also known as The 3 Sounds) were a jazz trio that formed in 1956. The trio played and recorded with Lester Young, Lou Donaldson, Nat Adderley, Johnny Griffin, Anita O'Day, Stanley Turrentine and Sonny Stitt among others. They disbanded in 1973. The band formed in Benton Harbor, Michigan as the Four Sounds. The original line-up consisted of Gene Harris (September 1, 1933 – January 16, 2000) on piano, Andrew Simpkins (April 29, 1932 – June 2, 1999) on double bass and Bill Dowdy (August 15, 1932 - May 12, 2017) on drums, along with saxophonist Lonnie `The Sound' Walker, who dropped out the following year. The group moved to Washington and then New York, where as the Three Sounds, they cut a record for Riverside Records, before signing an exclusive contract with Blue Note. Between 1958 and 1962, the group released nine LPs for Blue Note. They toured nationally during this period, building a large following in jazz clubs across the country. Later Three Sounds recordings were also released by Limelight and Verve Records. The Three Sounds song "Put On Train", from the 1971 Gene Harris album The 3 Sounds was featured as the prominent background sample in the hip-hop group Beastie Boys song "What Comes Around" on their 1989 album Paul's Boutique. It previously stated here that this sample came from the Three Sounds album Live at the It Club, recorded in 1970, however this was not released (on Live at the It Club Vol. 2) until 2000.

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The Three Sounds — Top 30 songs of 43

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The Three Sounds As
The Three Sounds Love For Sale
The Three Sounds 03
The Three Sounds On Green Dolphin Street
The Three Sounds Yeh Yeh
The Three Sounds Secret Love
The Three Sounds After hours
The Three Sounds Repeat After Me
The Three Sounds Out of This World
The Three Sounds Little Biscuit
The Three Sounds Black Orchid
The Three Sounds Besame Mucho
The Three Sounds Love Somebody
The Three Sounds The LOok Of Love
The Three Sounds A Foggy Day
The Three Sounds For Every Fish
The Three Sounds Girl Talk (Live)
The Three Sounds Book Of Slim
The Three Sounds It Was A Very Good Year
The Three Sounds Alone Together
The Three Sounds Blue Bells
The Three Sounds Cry Me A River
The Three Sounds Do It Right Now
The Three Sounds Don't Get Around Much Anymore
The Three Sounds Tammy's Breeze
The Three Sounds Walls Of Respect
The Three Sounds Bluesette
The Three Sounds Theme From M Squad
The Three Sounds Don't blame Me
The Three Sounds Pity De Sunset
Love For Sale
On Green Dolphin Street
Secret Love
After hours
Repeat After Me
Out of This World
Little Biscuit
Black Orchid
Besame Mucho
Love Somebody
The LOok Of Love
A Foggy Day
For Every Fish
Girl Talk (Live)
Book Of Slim
It Was A Very Good Year
Alone Together
Cry Me A River
Do It Right Now
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Tammy's Breeze
Walls Of Respect
Theme From M Squad
Don't blame Me
Pity De Sunset