Billy Harper began his recording career with a bang. When the muscular-toned tenor saxophonist released his first album, Capra Black (Strata-East), in 1974, the LP was hailed as a dynamic and formidable entry in the spiritual black-consciousness movement. It left both a strong avant-garde footprint, and its stormy soulful intensity was likened to gospel…
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