''Soul of An Angel'' is an album by saxophonist
Billy Harper recorded in 1999 and released on the Metropolitan label.
Reception
In his review for
AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos states "This is a Rock of Gibraltar solid CD, ranking amongst Harper's very best efforts, leaving nothing on the table, and cementing his status as an admirable figure and one of the very best performers, improvisers, and pure players in the idiom. Highly recommended without reservation, and a strong candidate for Jazz CD of Y2K".
Writing in ''
JazzTimes'' Larry Appelbaum noted "the 57-year-old Texas tenor makes the most of every opportunity to sharpen his playing, composing and band leading skills on ''Soul of an Angel''".
[Appelbaum, L.]
JazzTimes Review
December 2000
Track listing
All compositions by Billy Harper except where noted.
# "Thine Is the Glory" – 13:40
# "Credence" – 6:58
# "
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" (
Edmund Sears
Edmund Hamilton Sears (April 6, 1810 – January 14, 1876) was an American Unitarian parish minister and author who wrote a number of theological works influencing 19th-century liberal Protestants. Today, Sears is primarily known as the man w ...
,
Richard Storrs Willis) – 8:49
# "Let All the Voices Sing" – 8:44
# "Soul of an Angel" – 12:10
# "Was It Here...Is It There?" – 8:30
Personnel
*
Billy Harper –
tenor saxophone, vocals
*
Eddie Henderson – trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
*
John Clark John Clark may refer to:
Entertainment
*John Clark or Signor Brocolini (1841–1906), Irish-born American operatic singer and actor
* John Clark (actor) (born 1932), English actor and theatre director
*John Clark (American actor) (1933–2011), ...
– French horn (track 4)
*Francesca Tanksley – piano
*
Clarence Seay
Clarence Seay (born January 7, 1957, Washington, DC) is a jazz bassist and composer.
He has been an acoustic bassist with the Wallace Roney Quintet for over 15 years. Seay, also known as "Big C", is a disciple of the Paul Chambers school of ja ...
–
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
*
Newman Taylor Baker
Newman Taylor Baker (born February 4, 1943) is a jazz drummer and a washboard player.
Early life
Newman Taylor Baker's paternal grandfather, Thomas Nelson Baker Sr., was the only former slave to receive a PhD from Yale University (1906). His f ...
– drums
References
{{Authority control
2000 albums
Billy Harper albums