Billy Harper

Billy Harper (born January 17, 1943) is a Jazz 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 with Art Blakey's Messengers for two years (1968-1970); he played very briefly with Elvin Jones (1970), he played with the Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra in the 1970s, and was a member of Max 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"

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