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Instant Death
Studio album by Eddie Harris
Released	1972
Recorded	December 7, 1971
Studio	Brunswick Recording Studios, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:24
Label	Atlantic SD 1611
Producer	Eddie Harris, Marvin Lagunoff
Eddie Harris chronology
Second Movement (1971) Instant Death (1972) Eddie Harris Sings the Blues (1972)

Instant Death is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

The Allmusic review called the album "one of Eddie Harris's stronger Atlantic albums of the 1970s".

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

1. "Instant Death" - 5:46
2. "Little Wes" (Ronald Muldrow) - 7:30
3. "Zambezi Dance" (Harris, Muldrow, Muhal Richard Abrams, Master Henry Gibson, Billy James) - 4:09
4. "Summer's on Its Way" - 7:46
5. "Nightcap" - 5:08
6. "Superfluous" - 3:18
7. "Tampion" - 2:47

Personnel

• Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, varitone, reed trumpet, cowbell, shaker, horn vocals
• Muhal Richard Abrams - electric piano, African whistle
• Ronald Muldrow - electric guitar
• Rufus Reid - bass, electric bass
• Billy James - drums
• Master Henry Gibson - congas, African talking drum

References

1. Atlantic Records discography accessed May 11, 2012
2. Eddie Harris Discography, accessed June 22, 2017
3. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 11, 2012
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 655. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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