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Re-mastering by: Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London

Capra Black remains one of the seminal recordings of jazzs black consciousness movement. A profoundly spiritual effort that channels both the intellectual complexity of the avant-garde as well as the emotional potency of gospel, its focus and assurance belie Billy Harpers inexperience as a leader. Backed by an all-star supporting unit including trombonist Julian Priester and drummer Billy Cobham, Harpers tenor summons the brute force and mystical resolve of John Coltrane but transcends its influences to communicate thoughts and feelings both idiosyncratic and universal. This is music of remarkable corporeal substance that somehow expresses the pure language of the soul. by Jason Ankeny/AMG

Personnel: Saxophone Billy Harper
Bass Reggie Workman
Drums Billy Cobham, Elvin Jones, Warren Smith
Piano George Cables
Trombone Dick Griffin, Julian Priester
Trumpet Jimmy Owens
Voices Barbara Grant, Gene McDaniels*, Laveda Johnson,
Pat Robinson

Composed, Arranged , Conducted & Produced by Billy Harper