Billy Harper

• AUDIOPHILE EDITION

• 180 GRAM PURE VINYL

An incredible return to form for Billy Harper – and a landmark album recorded at the end of the 80s, when we'd all but given up on him!

The session returns Billy to the majesty of his 70s work – placing him in the setting of long tracks, modal rhythms, and spiritual motivation – the uniquely Harper territory first forged with Lee Morgan and Max Roach, sounding better than ever here, with all the confidence of his youth. The group's a quintet – with Eddie Henderson on trumpet, Francesca Tanksley on piano, Clarence Seay on bass, and Newman Baker on drums – working perfectly as a unit, with a power level that's simply amazing.

Harper's the main star, reaching towards the heavens with some incredible solos – but he also clearly knows that he wouldn't be able to do what he does without the great level of support he's getting from the rest of the group.

PERSONNEL:

• Billy Harper - (tenor sax)
• Eddie Henderson - (trumpet)
• Francesca Tanksley - (piano)
• Clarence Seay - (bass)
• Newman Baker - (drums)

Recorded December 1989

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. DESTINY IS YOURS
• A2. EAST - WEST EXODUS

• SIDE B
• B1. THE ONE THAT MAKES THE RAIN STOP
• B2. IF ONLY ONE COULD SEE
• B3. GROOVE FROM HEAVEN