Destiny Is Yours
1990 studio album by Billy Harper Quintet
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Studio album by Billy Harper Quintet | ||||
Released | 1990 | |||
Recorded | December 1989 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 68:42 | |||
Label | SteepleChase SCCD 31260 | |||
Producer | Nils Winther | |||
Billy Harper chronology | ||||
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Destiny Is Yours is an album led by saxophonist Billy Harper recorded in 1989 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1][2]
Reception
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In his review for AllMusic, Greg Turner states "the vastly under-recognized Harper is a master tenor saxophonist who has developed a unique sound on his chosen instrument, sometimes very passionate, sometimes very lyrical. His compositions, characterized by shifting tempos and themes played over insistent vamps, always have a spiritual, uplifting quality to them. ...This is a perfect introduction to the artist's music. ".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Billy Harper except as indicated
- "Destiny Is Yours" - 12:44
- "East-West Exodus" - 13:46
- "Dance in the Question" (Francesca Tanksley) - 11:06 Bonus track on CD release
- "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:21 Bonus track on CD release
- "The One That Makes the Rain Stop" - 10:36
- "If Only One Could See" - 4:33
- "Groove from Heaven" - 10:55
Personnel
- Billy Harper - tenor saxophone
- Eddie Henderson - trumpet
- Francesca Tanksley - piano
- Clarence Seay - bass
- Newman Taylor Baker - drums
References
- ^ Billy Harper discography Archived 2015-02-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 24, 2015
- ^ SteepleChase Records discography accessed March 24, 2015
- ^ a b Turner, Greg. Destiny Is Yours – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 650. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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- Capra Black (1973)
- Jon & Billy (1974)
- Black Saint (1975)
- Soran-Bushi, B.H. (1977)
- Trying to Make Heaven My Home (1979)
- Billy Harper Quintet in Europe (1979)
- The Awakening (1979)
- Destiny Is Yours (1989)
- Somalia (1993)
- If Our Hearts Could Only See (1998)
- Soul of an Angel (2000)
- Blueprints of Jazz Vol. 2 (2009)