Billy Harper

 

Artist:  Billy Harper

Born:  January 17, 1943.  Houston, Texas, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Post Bop, Modern Creative, Jazz Instrument, Modal Jazz, Saxophone Jazz

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Saxophone

Billy Harper is an American Jazz Saxophonist.  He is the one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced Tenor Saxophonist, who built upon the master's work, rather than simply copy it.

Artist:  Billy Harper Quintet

Title:  Destiny Is Yours (2022)

Genre:  Jazz, Post Bop, Modern Creative, Jazz Instrument, Modal Jazz, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  SteepleChase

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Destiny Is Yours (12:44)

 2.  Esst-West Exodus (13:46)

Side B:

 1.  The Only That Makes The Rain Stop (10:30)

 2.  If Only One Could See (4:28)

 3.  Groove From Heaven (10:55)

Personnel:

Billy Harper:  Tenor Saxophone

Eddie Henderson:   Trumpet

Francesca Tanksley:  Piano

Clarence Seay:  Bass

Newman Taylor Baker:  Drums

Destiny Is Yours is an album by Billy Harper Quintet, originally released in 1990 by SteepleChase, remastered and reissued on October 10, 2022 by SteepleChase.