Billy Harper - album Capra Black 1973

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.