In June 1963, “Blue Note” label released “It Just Got to Be”, the tenth Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

• Gene Harris – piano
• Andrew Simpkins – double bass
• Bill Dowdy – drums
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Les David – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Harris, except where noted.

• One for Renee
• Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
• It Just Got to Be
• If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
• Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
• The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
• Real Gene
• South of the Border – Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr