- Billy Harper
Billy Harper (born
January 17 ,1943 ) is aJazz saxophonist, "one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists". [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifyxqt5ldse~T1 allmusic ((( Billy Harper > Biography ))) ] ] Harper has played with some of jazz's greatest drummers; he served withArt Blakey 's Messengers for two years (1968-1970); he played very briefly withElvin Jones (1970), he played withthe Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra in the 1970s, and was a member ofMax Roach 's band in the late '70s. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifyxqt5ldse~T1 allmusic ((( Billy Harper > Biography ))) ] ]According to
Allmusic , his 1973 album "Capra Black " "remains one of the seminal recordings of jazz's black consciousness movement--a profoundly spiritual effort that channels both the intellectual complexity of the avant garde as well as the emotional potency of gospel". [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:fxfrxq9gldje allmusic ((( Capra Black > Overview ))) ] ]Discography
*1973: "
Capra Black " (Strata-East Records )
*1975: "Black Saint "
*1977: "Soran-Bushi, Billy Harper "
*1979: "In Europe "
*1979: "Awakening "
*1979: "Trying to Make Heaven My Home "
*1979: "Billy Harper Quintet in Europe " (Soul Note Records)
*1989: "Destiny Is Yours "References
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