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Exodus to Jazz is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1961 and released on the Vee-Jay label.

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 5 stars out of 5 and stated:”Exodus to Jazz is full of concise, easy-swinging grooves that maintain the appealing quality of the strikingly reimagined title track (particularly Harris’ four originals). Far removed from his later, funkier days, Harris plays a cool-toned tenor who owes his biggest debt to Stan Getz’s bop recordings, though there are touches of soul-jazz as well… Exodus to Jazz paved the way for numerous other crossover successes during the ’60s (many in the soul-jazz realm), and while that may not be a credibility-boosting trend to start, the music still speaks for itself”.

Track listing:
All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

“Exodus” (Ernest Gold) – 6:38
“Alicia” – 3:39
“Gone Home” – 2:53
“A.T.C.” – 5:31
“A.M. Blues” (Willie Pickens) – 2:45
“Little Girl Blue” (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:21
“Velocity” – 5:08
“W.P.” (Pickens) – 4:31

Personnel:
Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone
Willie Pickens – piano
Joe Diorio – guitar
Bill Yancey – bass
Harold Jones – drums

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Released: 1961
Recorded: January 17, 1961
Studio: Universal (Chicago)
Length: 34:43
Label: Vee-Jay
VJLP 3016
Producer: Sid McCoy