Harper, Billy / Blueprints Of Jazz: Vol. 2
| Album: | Blueprints Of Jazz: Vol. 2 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Harper, Billy | Added: | Dec 2008 | |
| Label: | Talking House Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-02-14 | Pull Date: | 2009-04-18 | Charts: | Jazz |
|---|
| Week Ending: | Apr 19 | Apr 12 | Mar 15 | Mar 8 | Mar 1 | Feb 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 01, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum: Saturday Edition
Knowledge Of Self |
4. | Jan 08, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Knowledge Of Self |
|
| 2. | Nov 20, 2015: | Rebop
Time And Time Again |
5. | May 22, 2010: | Music Casserole
Knowledge Of Self |
|
| 3. | Jan 10, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Knowledge Of Self |
6. | Jun 19, 2009: | Music for Snarking Out
Africa Revisited |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-02-13
Reviewed 2009-02-13
BILLY HARPER: Blueprints of Jazz, Vol. 2
Talking House, 2008
MODERN JAZZ - This muscular Coltrane-school postbop & poetry set proves that saxophonist Billy Harper remains a powerful creative force. The music has a retro-but-edgy “black consciousness” feel, with unpolished rhythms and intonation just outside the comfort zone of mainstream jazz. And Amiri Baraka’s jazz history poems fit perfectly.
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 8, 9
1. 16:43 – awkward theme turns heavy & passionate with a great Amiri Baraka poem about black history (music based on two Coltrane tunes)
2. 9:06 – DEEP jazz history poem over a lopsided yet soulful stride... whew!
3. 4:33 – thumping midtempo, simple but compelling theme & killer drums
4. 5:37 – soulful ballad: sax/piano duet, adds wordless vox & synth
5. 5:15 – thoughtful midtempo: direct horn statements & gospel-tinged piano
6. 7:46 – plodding theme, but sax & trumpet solos have fire in the belly
7. 4:04 – Harper sings! Right outta the church, includes overdub duet w/sax
8. 12:27 – it’s all in here: sturdy theme, fiery horns, heavy chords, spirit & soul
9. 6:15 – perky hardbop and another spoken-word lesson in jazz prehistory
[ Fo ] 02/13/09
Talking House, 2008
MODERN JAZZ - This muscular Coltrane-school postbop & poetry set proves that saxophonist Billy Harper remains a powerful creative force. The music has a retro-but-edgy “black consciousness” feel, with unpolished rhythms and intonation just outside the comfort zone of mainstream jazz. And Amiri Baraka’s jazz history poems fit perfectly.
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 8, 9
1. 16:43 – awkward theme turns heavy & passionate with a great Amiri Baraka poem about black history (music based on two Coltrane tunes)
2. 9:06 – DEEP jazz history poem over a lopsided yet soulful stride... whew!
3. 4:33 – thumping midtempo, simple but compelling theme & killer drums
4. 5:37 – soulful ballad: sax/piano duet, adds wordless vox & synth
5. 5:15 – thoughtful midtempo: direct horn statements & gospel-tinged piano
6. 7:46 – plodding theme, but sax & trumpet solos have fire in the belly
7. 4:04 – Harper sings! Right outta the church, includes overdub duet w/sax
8. 12:27 – it’s all in here: sturdy theme, fiery horns, heavy chords, spirit & soul
9. 6:15 – perky hardbop and another spoken-word lesson in jazz prehistory
[ Fo ] 02/13/09
Track Listing