Billy Harper
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Saxophonists · b. 1943

Billy Harper

American musician

Born
17 January 1943
Houston
Country
United States
Record labels
Black Saint
Discography
9 albums

Biography

Billy Harper is a jazz musician who plays saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone. Billy Harper was born on 17 January 1943 in Houston. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Black Saint. The discography here lists 9 albums, from “Capra Black” (1973) to “If Our Hearts Could Only See” (1997).

Billy Harper (born January 17, 1943) is an American jazz saxophonist, "one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists" with a distinctively stern, hard-as-nails sound on his instrument.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Capra Black 1973
Black Saint 1975
Soran-Bushi, B.H. 1978
Knowledge of Self 1979
Trying to Make Heaven My Home 1979
The Believer 1980
Destiny Is Yours 1990
Somalia 1995
If Our Hearts Could Only See 1997

Also plays on

Albums where Billy Harper is credited as a sideman

1970 Louis Armstrong and His Friends — Louis Armstrong saxophone
1971 Lift Every Voice and Sing — Max Roach tenor saxophone
1972 The Last Session — Lee Morgan alto flute, tenor saxophone, woodwind
1972 Lee Morgan — Lee Morgan alto flute, tenor saxophone, woodwind
1972 Masabumi Kikuchi + Gil Evans — Masabumi Kikuchi + Gil Evans woodwind
1972 Flute-In — Bobbi Humphrey tenor saxophone
1973 Svengali — Gil Evans flute, tenor saxophone
1974 Carnival: Live at Montreux '74 — Randy Weston tenor saxophone, flute
1976 There Comes a Time — Gil Evans woodwind
1976 Love Dance — Woody Shaw tenor saxophone
1977 Live in Tokyo, Volume 2 — Max Roach tenor saxophone
1977 Live in Tokyo, Volume 1 — Max Roach tenor saxophone
1987 Great Friends — Sonny Fortune tenor saxophone
1987 Great Friends — Stanley Cowell, Sonny Fortune, Billy Harper, Billy Hart, Reggie Workman tenor saxophone
1987 Jon & Billy — Jon Faddis, Billy Harper tenor saxophone
1988 The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix — Gil Evans flute, tenor saxophone, woodwind
1989 Where Flamingos Fly — Gil Evans tenor saxophone, chimes
1991 Such Great Friends — Stanley Cowell / Billy Harper / Reggie Workman / Billy Hart tenor saxophone
1992 African Sunrise — Randy Weston tenor saxophone
1992 The Spirits of Our Ancestors — Randy Weston tenor saxophone
1995 Saga — Randy Weston tenor saxophone
1995 Tanjah — Randy Weston woodwind
2013 The Roots of the Blues — Randy Weston & Billy Harper tenor saxophone
— Lift Every Voice and Sing — Max Roach tenor saxophone

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Billy Harper play?

Billy Harper is known for playing saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone.

When and where was Billy Harper born?

Billy Harper was born 17 January 1943 in Houston.

What are Billy Harper's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Capra Black (1973), Black Saint (1975), Soran-Bushi, B.H. (1978), Knowledge of Self (1979) and Trying to Make Heaven My Home (1979).

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