@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title:Eddie Harris - That Is Why You're Overweight Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City:1976, Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Chicago, Illinois 6/26 Matrix #:N/A Condition:VG+ (LM) | Members: Eddie H (34' - 96') Cultural Facts:
Personal Struggle:Harris spent years being treated like a novelty act for using electric sax, comic titles, and funk grooves, even while serious players knew his technique was not a joke.
Studio Lore:The album came from his Atlantic period, where Harris kept pushing Varitone sax, oddball vocals, and electric rhythm sections into jazz rooms that did not always want them.
Media Narrative:The title turns body shame into deadpan record-store bait, part of Harris’ habit of making albums that looked funny before revealing stranger musical intent.
