Capra Black
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| name = Capra Black
| type = Album
| artist = Billy Harper
| cover = Capra Black.jpg
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| released = June 1974{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RQkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=billy+harper+capra+black&pg=PA46|title=Billboard|date=July 13, 1974}}
| recorded = 1973
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| genre = Jazz
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| label = Strata-East SES-19739
| producer = Billy Harper
| chronology = Billy Harper
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| next_title = Black Saint
| next_year = 1974
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Capra Black is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Billy Harper. It was recorded in 1973 and released on the Strata-East label."[http://billyharper.com/ Billy Harper discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209013327/http://www.billyharper.com/ |date=2015-02-09 }}". billyharper.com. Accessed January 12, 2015
Reception
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}}In his review for AllMusic, Jason Ankeny praised the album, stating "Capra Black remains one of the seminal recordings of jazz's 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 Harper's inexperience as a leader".{{allMusic|first=Jason|last=Ankeny|class=album|id=mw0000458553|title=Capra Black – Review|accessdate= January 12, 2015}}
Track listing
All compositions by Billy Harper
- "Capra Black" - 11:17
- "Sir Galahad" - 8:00
- "New Breed" - 4:30
- "Soulfully, I Love You / Black Spiritual of Love" - 10:34
- "Cry of Hunger" - 10:46
Personnel
- Billy Harper - tenor saxophone, voice
- Jimmy Owens - trumpet
- Dick Griffin, Julian Priester - trombone
- George Cables - piano
- Reggie Workman - bass
- Billy Cobham, Elvin Jones, Warren Smith - drums
- Barbara Grant, Gene McDaniels, Laveda Johnson, Pat Robinson - voice
References
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