Debut album by American jazz saxophonist Billy Harper from Houston, Texas. "Capra Black" has a sort of small big band intention to create a dense sound and to realize Harper's sound vision. Backed by a group of ecellent musicians Harper inderted in the sound also a choir, something rare in jazz, adding to the album feeling an emotional gospel potential and channeling all into an emotional complex avant-garde.
Billy Harper - tenor saxophone, vocals. Barbara Grant, Gene McDaniels, Laveda Johnson, Pat Robinson - vocals. George Cables - piano. Jimmy Owens - trumpet. Dick Griffin, Julian Priester - trombone. Reggie Workman bass. Billy Cobham, Elvuin Jones, Warren Smith - drums.
Capra:
Capra Black. Sir Galahad. New Breed.
Black:
Soulfully, I love you/Black spiritual of love. Cry of hunger.
