Billy Harper - Somalia (1995) Cd-Rip

Tracks

01. Somalia
02. Thy Will Be Done
03. Quest
04. Light Within
05. Quest In 3

Personnel

Bass – Louie "Mbiki" Spears
Drums – Horacee Arnold, Newman Taylor Baker
Piano – Francesca Tanksley
Shekere – Madeleine Yayodele Nelson
Tenor Saxophone, Cowbell, Voice – Billy Harper
Trumpet – Eddie Henderson

The passionate tenor saxophonist Billy Harper had not been heard on record as a leader in quite a few years when this superlative Evidence CD was released in 1995. Harper (who is joined by trumpeter Eddie Henderson, pianist Francesca Tanksley, bassist Louie Spears, and both Newman Taylor Baker and Horace Arnold on drums) brings back the spirit of John Coltrane, performing a very spiritual and generally intense set of music. The five originals are highlighted by the title cut, "Quest" and the nearly 22-minute "Thy Will Be Done." This CD contains some of Billy Harper's finest playing in years.

Scott Yanow