1990 Billy Harper Quintet - Destiny Is Yours {SteepleChase SCCD 31260} [MP3 (tracks), 192 kbps]

Год выпуска диска: 1990 Производитель диска: Denmark Аудио кодек: MP3 Тип рипа: tracks Битрейт аудио: 192 kbps Продолжительность: 69:01 Треклист: 01. Destiny Is Yours Harper 12:44 02. East-West Exodus Harper 13:46 03. Dance in the Question Tanksley 11:06 04. My Funny Valentine Hart, Rodgers 5:21 05. The One That Makes the Rain Stop Harper 10:36 06. If Only One Could See Harper 4:33 07. Groove from Heaven Harper 10:55     Album Info On tenor saxophonist Billy Harper's Steeplechase debut, he and his working band of trumpeter Eddie Henderson, pianist Francesca Tanksley, bassist Clarence Seay, and drummer Newman Taylor Baker perform six originals, five written by Harper, and the oft-played standard "My Funny Valentine," played here a little faster than usual. A veteran of groups led by jazz greats Art Blakey, Max Roach, Randy Weston, Gil Evans, and Lee Morgan, the vastly under-recognized Harper is a master tenor saxophonist who has developed a unique sound on his chosen instrument, sometimes very passionate, sometimes very lyrical. His compositions, characterized by shifting tempos and themes played over insistent vamps, always have a spiritual, uplifting quality to them. Highlights include the title track, a medium-tempo waltz, Tanksley's "Dance in the Question," which alternates between an up-tempo 4/4 and a slower 3/4 section, and Harper's "Groove From Heaven," a medium-tempo swinger which alternates between a descending Harper riff and a six-note bass vamp. This is a perfect introduction to the artist's music.