Billy Harper - Capra Black (1973)

Billy Harper (born January 17, 1943) is a Jazz saxophonist, "one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists" with a distinctively stern, hard-as-nails sound on his instrument. Harper has played with some of jazz's greatest drummers; he served with Art Blakey & the Jazz 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. He has also been a frequent member of Randy Weston's ensembles. He performed on Gil Evans' 1973 album Svengali, and contributed two of the most-performed tunes in the band's repertoire: "Priestess" and "Thoroughbred".

His 1973 album Capra Black on the Strata- East label "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". The Italian jazz label Black Saint was launched with Harper's 1975 album Black Saint. His later releases have mostly been on Steeplechase and Evidence. Source: Wikipedia.org


Billy Harper - Capra Black (1973) Strata-East Records

1. Capra Black
2. Sir Galahad
3. New Breed
4. Soulfully, I Love You/Black Spiritual of Love
5. Cry of Hunger

Billy Harper (sax),
George Cables (piano),
Reggie Workman (bass),
Julian Priester, Dick Griffin (trombone),
Billy Cobham, Elvin Jones (drums)
Warren Smith (percussions)
Jimmy Owens (trumpet)

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