I'm really proud to own this record, which is Soulnote SN 1001. Soulnote is the sister label to Black Saint, an Italian avant garde jazz label. It is fitting that Billy Harper is the first record on Soul Note, as his album "Black Saint" is the first record in the Black Saint catalog.
This record is great, vamp-filled, spiritual exploratory, Coltrane-inspired jazz. In the 1970's (even up until present time, and I'd be willing to wager well into the future), so many tenor sax players were exploring the sounds that John Coltrane was developing. Sometimes, that gets old... one of the goals for many jazzers is to discover YOUR OWN sound. That being said, Billy Harper has his own sound -- one can differentiate Billy from Coltrane, but still hear the influences.
There are some sidemen on this record that I'm unfamiliar with, but an interesting sideman is pianist Fred Hersch, who is by now a very well known pianist. Here are the instrumental credits:
- Billy Harper - Tenor Saxophone
- Everett Hollins - Trumpet
- Fred Hersch - Piano
- Louie "Mbiki" Spears - Bass
- Horacee Arnold - Drums
Different group, but from the record "Black Saint" (I don't have it, but I wish I did)
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