Wendell Harrison was born in Detroit in 1942 where he began formal jazz studies for piano, clarinetand tenor saxophone.

At 14, while still in high school, Harrison startedperforming & recordingprofessionally with artists such as Marvin Gaye, Grant Green, Sun Ra, Hank Crawford ...and manyothers.In 1971, Harrison began teaching music at Metro Arts (a multi-arts complex for youth) where he alsoconnected with Marcus Belgrave, Harold McKinney and Phil Ranelin...soon after they formed the (nowlegendary) Afro-centric TRIBE record label and artist collective.

TRIBE used the Metro Arts complexas a vehicle to convey a growing black political consciousness.

Wendell Harrison also published thevery popular TRIBE magazine, a publication dedicated to local and national social and political issues,as well as featuring artistic contributions such as poetry and visual pieces.In 1978 Harrison and McKinney co-founded REBIRTH, a non-profit jazz performance and educationorganization, in which many notable jazz artists have participated.

Around the same time WendellHarrison also created the WENHA record label and publishing company, whichreleased many of his(now classic) recordings as well as those of other artists, such as Phil Ranelin, Doug Hammond andReggie Fields (The Real ShooBeeDoo).In the early 1990s, Wendell Harrison was awarded the title of"Jazz Master"by Arts Midwest.

Thisdistinction led Harrison to collaborate with fellow honorees and gave him the chance to tourthroughout the United States, Middle East and Africa.

Even to this day WendellHarrison's recordingsfor the TRIBE, WENHA and REBIRTH labels have a large worldwide fanbase.It is on WEHHA in 1990 that Harrison released (and self-produced) the opus:'Fly By Night'which weare proudly presenting you today.'Fly By Night'is a monster of an album featuring an all-star line-upthat includes Doug Hammond (Mingus, Lonnie Liston Smith) on drums, Kirk Lightsey (Chet Baker,Calvin Keys) on piano, Cecil McBee (John Hicks, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane) on bass, JaribuShahid (Sun Ra) on contrabass and Pamela Wise (Tribe) on Piano.

Harrisonis killing it here with thisselected ensemble (guys he grew up with in Detroit in the late 50's, when hard bop was the thing andMiles and Coltrane were the heroes of the day).

This group of talented veterans are takingthis classicalbum to unseen heights.On'Fly By Night'the gloves come off...no more jazzy-funk or poppy-jazz.

Wendell picks up his tenorfor one tune but the remainder of the sessions he performs on clarinet.

Wendell's mastery coaxes thesweet piquant sound of the instrument and as it re-emerges in the contemporary jazz scene.

The eighthandpicked tunes demonstrate the fertile new directions Wendell Harrison has been working on,combing standards with a fresh new approach.On these amazing recordings (recorded at the Rebirth Studios in Detroit) the listener is invited toexperience a synthesis of what has been and what is now.

The record shows Wendell's trademarkproficiency. All of the above makes this incredible record both timelessand as relevant today as it wasback when it was initially released.Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents'Fly By Night'for the FIRST TIME on vinyl (the album wasonly released as a limited compact disc back in the early nineties).

This unique record comes as adeluxe 180g vinyl edition (strictly limited to 500 copies) with obistrip.

This vinyl edition also featuresthe original painted front cover artwork by Virgil Grady (known for his workwith Tribe records) andback photography by acclaimed Detroit scene photographer & author Barbara Barefield, whose workhas appeared in many renowned publications such as The New York Times, LA Times, Peoplemagazine and countless others.

Released exclusively for Record Store Day (UK/EUROPE) 2023 andavailable in participating stores on April 22, 2023.