Live on Tour in the Far East Vol. 2 explained

Live on Tour in the Far East Vol. 2
Type:live
Artist:Billy Harper Quintet
Cover:Live on Tour in the Far East Vol 2.jpg
Released:1993
Recorded:April 22, 1991 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Genre:Jazz
Length:75:16
Label:SteepleChase SCCD 31321
Producer:Nils Winther
Chronology:Billy Harper
Prev Title:Live on Tour in the Far East
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Live on Tour in the Far East Vol. 3
Next Year:1991

Live on Tour in the Far East Vol. 2 is a live album led by saxophonist Billy Harper recorded in 1991 in Taiwan and released on the SteepleChase label.[1] [2] The album was the second of three volumes recorded on the same tour.

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Don Snowden states "It's just exceptional jazz that constantly engages the listener, following its own flow and internal logic and continually changing up on your expectations...which is a pretty good basic blueprint of what all great jazz should strive for".

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Harper except as indicated

  1. "Priestess" - 17:39
  2. "Trying to Make Heaven My Home" - 25:52
  3. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 9:12
  4. "Destiny Is Yours" - 12:35

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://billyharper.com/ Billy Harper discography
  2. http://www.steeplechase.dk/ SteepleChase Records discography