Billy Harper Quintet • Destiny Is Yours

 

Review by Greg Turner
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.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/destiny-is-yours-mw0000185170

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Reseña de Greg Turner
En el debut en carreras de obstáculos del saxofonista tenor Billy Harper, él y su banda de trabajo formada por el trompetista Eddie Henderson, la pianista Francesca Tanksley, el bajista Clarence Seay y el baterista Newman Taylor Baker interpretan seis originales, cinco escritos por Harper, y el estándar frecuentemente interpretado "My Funny Valentine", tocó aquí un poco más rápido de lo habitual. Veterano de grupos liderados por los grandes del jazz Art Blakey, Max Roach, Randy Weston, Gil Evans y Lee Morgan, Harper, muy poco reconocido, es un maestro saxofonista tenor que ha desarrollado un sonido único en su instrumento elegido, a veces muy apasionado, a veces muy lírico. Sus composiciones, caracterizadas por tempos cambiantes y temas interpretados sobre improvisaciones insistentes, siempre tienen una cualidad espiritual y edificante. Los aspectos más destacados incluyen la canción que da título al álbum, un vals de tempo medio, "Dance in the Question" de Tanksley, que alterna entre un ritmo acelerado de 4/4 y una sección más lenta de 3/4, y "Groove From Heaven" de Harper, un swinger de tempo medio que alterna entre un riff descendente de Harper y una improvisación de bajo de seis notas. Esta es una introducción perfecta a la música del artista.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/destiny-is-yours-mw0000185170

 

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Tracks:
1 - Destiny Is Yours - 12:41
2 - East-West Exodus - 13:43
3 - Dance In The Question - 11:03
4 - My Funny Valentine - 5:18
5 - The One That Makes The Rain Stop - 10:33
6 - If One Could Only See - 4:30
7 - Groove From Heaven - 10:54


Credits:
    Bass – Clarence Seay
    Drums – Newman Baker
    Engineer – Jim Anderson
    Liner Notes – Chinyére Nealé
    Piano – Francesca Tanksley
    Producer, Photography By – Nils Winther
    Tenor Saxophone – Billy Harper
    Trumpet – Eddie Henderson

Recorded December 1989

Tracks 3 & 4 are bonus tracks not included on the vinyl version.

Label:    SteepleChase – SCCD 31260
Format:   
CD, Album
Country:    Denmark
Released:    1990
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Contemporary Jazz, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Modal

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