SteepleChase SCCD 31366 LIVE on tour in the far east Vol. 3 / Billy Harper Quintet Another exciting on-location recording from Billy Harper Quintet’s extensive Far Eastern tour of the Spring 1991. “… The music they made in Malaysia was original, forthright, imaginative and uncompromising. The audience appreciated those qualities as you will, too .” […]
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Billy Harper – Live On Tour In The Far East, Vol. 2 (SCCD 31321)
SCCD 31321 LIVE on tour in the far east Vol. 2 / Billy Harper Quintet “… captures Billy Harper on tour, at the top of his game, accompanied by what is clearly a working group …” (Cadence) “.. .In this concert in Taiwan in April 1991, Harper is at his best in the past few […]
Billy Harper – Live On Tour In The Far East, Vol. 1 (SCCD 31311)
SCCD 31311 LIVE on tour in the far east Vol. 1 / Billy Harper Quintet This “ worthy follow-up to Harper’s previous SteepleChase CD (Destiny Is Yours – SCCD 31260)” (Cadence) is the first volume of exciting live recordings from his Asian tour. Except for the bass, the line-up is the same as his regular […]
Billy Harper – Destiny Is Yours (SCCD 31260)
SCCD 31260 Destiny Is Yours / Billy Harper Quintet Billy Harper (b. Houston, Jan. 17, 1943) is no doubt one of the most prominent figures in today’s jazz scene. He rose to his stardom through his stints with Gil Evans’ Orchestra, Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and The Thad Jones- Mel Lewis Orchestra. Harper started leading […]