Somalia (album)

Somalia
Studio album by
Billy Harper
Released1995
RecordedOctober 18–21, 1993
GenreJazz
Length60:32
LabelEvidence ECD 22133-2
ProducerBilly Harper, Mark Rappaport[1]
Billy Harper chronology
Live on Tour in the Far East Vol. 3
(1991) 		Somalia
(1995) 		If Our Hearts Could Only See
(1998)

Somalia is an album by the American saxophonist Billy Harper.[2][3] It was released in 1995 on the Evidence label.[4][5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[7]

The Vancouver Sun determined that "whether by design, osmosis or accident, Harper sounds like Coltrane reincarnate."[8] The Globe and Mail concluded that "the performances tend to be rather cumbersome, thanks to the efforts of not one, but two drummers, Newman Baker and Horacee Arnold."[9]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated: "This CD contains some of Billy Harper's finest playing in years".[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Harper.

  1. "Somalia" – 13:37
  2. "Thy Will Be Done" – 21:56
  3. "Quest" – 12:45
  4. "Light Within" – 7:59
  5. "Quest in 3" – 4:15

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Verna, Paul (Feb 10, 1996). "Albums — Somalia by Billy Harper". Billboard. 108 (6): 67.
  2. ^ Macnie, Jim (May 1996). "Somalia". DownBeat. 63 (5): 51.
  3. ^ Russonello, Giovanni (September 24, 2018). "Madeleine Yayodele Nelson, 69, Percussion Group's Founder, Dies" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ Mullen, Patrick B. (May 4, 2018). "Right to the Juke Joint: A Personal History of American Music". University of Illinois Press – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Billy Harper discography accessed May 5, 2015
  6. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Somalia – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  7. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 650. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  8. ^ Andrews, Marke (23 Jan 1996). "RECORDINGS". Vancouver Sun. p. C3.
  9. ^ Miller, Mark (27 Jan 1996). "RECORDINGS JAZZ Somalia". The Globe and Mail. p. C5.