The Awakening (Billy Harper album) explained

The Awakening
Type:Album
Artist:Billy Harper
Cover:The Awakening (Billy Harper album).jpg
Recorded:January 29, 1979
Studio:Studio Ramasès, Paris, France
Genre:Jazz
Label:Marge SCCD 31260
Producer:Gérard Terronès
Chronology:Billy Harper
Prev Title:Billy Harper Quintet in Europe
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:The Believer
Next Year:1980

The Awakening is an album by saxophonist Billy Harper.[1] It was recorded in 1979 in Paris and released on the French Marge label.[2]

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states: "This 1979 date by tenor saxophonist Billy Harper is one of his most transcendent. Rife with his deep study of Coltrane's modalism, and his own deep knowledge of the blues and Eastern music, Harper and his quintet take on three extended pieces... This is a winner, top to bottom, and one of the more engaging vanguard jazz outings of the late '70s to come from American soil".

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Harper

  1. "The Awakening" - 8:00
  2. "Soran Bushi-B.H." - 12:44
  3. "Cry of Hunger" - 20:14

Personnel

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Notes and References

  1. News: James . Terrence . Billy Harper Quintet . The Record . June 16, 1995 . Previews . 4.
  2. http://billyharper.com/ Billy Harper discography