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Billy Harper was recently interviewed by Russ Musto for AllAboutJazz.com. To view the interview in PDF format, please CLICK HERE |
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| "Opening the show, Harper was awesome. He is a tenor saxophonist with...a dry, seared, scorched-air tone and the relentless intensity of a prairies fire fanned by a tornado. But Harper's cyclonic flights into "outside" harmonic areas, his leaps and free-fall dives through extremes of register and timbre remain anchored to profound blues feeling...in a melting, songful lyricism. And he is a soul of sensitivity and intelligence, as well as of explosive, majestic passion." |
| Thomas Albright - San Francisco Chronicle
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| "The Billy Harper Quintet doesn't conform to hard-bop conventions...neither is it an amelodic avant-garde group given to extraneous blowing and free-for-all anarchy. Harper's fivesome plays hardy, heady, expansive jazz rich in cascading dynamism and fervent soloing." |
| Gene Kalbacher - Hot House Magazine
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| "Billy Harper belongs to the heavy-hitters of jazz saxophonists. Harper's tone is massive, his phrasings all sinew and muscles...Harper's fivesome plays hardy, heady expansive jazz rich in cascading dynamism and fervent soloing." |
| S.Y. Whang - The Straits Times, Singapore
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| " An encounter with any of Harper's recordings will leave his distinctive sound imprinted on your brain." |
| Terrence James - Previews
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| "Harper's profound sense of discipline, outwardly visible in his impeccable appearance, audible in the ingenious structures of his compositions and the meticulous details of his solos (seems to) emanate from an inner commitment to musical growth..." |
| Derk Richardson - The Daily Californian
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| "Harper's music is still fiery, powerful, majestic - (Somalia) has beautifully captured the burning soul of Harper, who blows away critical terms and values like "maturity," "mannerism," and "nostalgia." This performance represents "newness" and "change." |
| Koichiro Samukawa, - Jazz Life
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