Plug Me In (album)

Plug Me In is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1968 and released on the Atlantic label.^[1] This is the album referenced in the first line of Beastie Boys' song So What'cha Want, from their 1992 album Check Your Head.

Reception

The Allmusic review calls it "One of Eddie Harris's more underrated sessions... The only real fault to this enjoyable set is that the playing time is under 27 minutes".^[2] The record was arranged by another Chicago musician, Charles Stepney, who was mainly associated with Chess Records as a staff writer, arranger and producer at the time. Atlantic's Joel Dorn produced the set.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

"Live Right Now" - 6:58
"It's Crazy" - 3:09
"Ballad (For My Love)" - 3:22
"Lovely Is Today" - 4:28
"Theme in Search of a T.V. Commercial" (Charles Stepney) - 4:11
"Winter Meeting" (Stepney) - 4:50

Recorded in New York City on March 14 (tracks 1, 2 & 5) and March 15 (tracks 3, 4 & 6), 1968

Personnel

Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, varitone
Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman, Jimmy Owens - trumpet
Garnett Brown (tracks 3, 4 & 6), Tom McIntosh (tracks 1, 2 & 5) - trombone
Haywood Henry - baritone saxophone
Jodie Christian - piano
Ron Carter (tracks 3, 4 & 6), Melvin Jackson (tracks 1, 2 & 5) - bass
Chuck Rainey - electric bass
Richard Smith, Grady Tate - drums

References

↑ Atlantic Records discography accessed May 9, 2012
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 9, 2012

Eddie Harris

Studio albums	Exodus to Jazz (1961) Mighty Like a Rose (1961) Jazz for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961) A Study in Jazz (1962) Eddie Harris Goes to the Movies (1962) Bossa Nova (1963) For Bird and Bags (1964) Cool Sax, Warm Heart (1964) Here Comes the Judge (1964) Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1965) The In Sound (1965) Mean Greens (1966) The Tender Storm (1967) The Electrifying Eddie Harris (1968) Plug Me In (1968) Silver Cycles (1968) Free Speech (1969) Come on Down! (1970) Second Movement (1971) Instant Death (1971) Eddie Harris Sings the Blues (1972) Excursions (1973) E.H. in the U.K. (1974) Is It In (1974) I Need Some Money (1974) Bad Luck Is All I Have (1975) That Is Why You're Overweight (1975) The Reason Why I'm Talking S--t 1976 (1975) How Can You Live Like That? (1976)

Live albums	High Voltage (1969) Swiss Movement (1969) Live at Newport (1970)

Soundtrack albums	Pourquoi L'Amérique (1968)

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