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Texan tenor saxophonist Billy Harper (1943) cut his teeth in
Art Blakey's Messengers (1968–70),
in Max Roach's quartet (1971–78)
and in the Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra.
He played on Gil Evans' Svengali (1973), contributing
Priestess and Thoroughbred.
His albums include Capra Black (1973), with Capra Black (11:17), Sir Galahad (8:00), Soulfully I Love You / Black Spiritual of Love (10:34) and Cry of Hunger (10:46), Black Saint (july 1975), with Croquet Ballet (13:02) and Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart (21:22), Love On The Sudan (june 1977), Soran-Bushi, B.H. (december 1977), with Trying to Get Ready (10:34), Loverhood (8:40) and Soran-Bushi, B.H. (16:26), Knowledge Of Self (december 1978), The Awakening (january 1979), with The Awakening (8:00), Soran Bushi-B.H. (12:44) and Cry of Hunger (20:14), Trying To Make Heaven My Home (march 1979), with Trying to Make Heaven My Home (18:00), Inside (8:29) and Love on the Sudan (11:52), The Believer (february 1980), Destiny Is Yours (december 1989), with Destiny Is Yours (12:44), East-West Exodus (13:46), The One That Makes the Rain Stop (10:36) and Groove from Heaven (10:55, Somalia (october 1993), If Our Hearts Could Only See (february 1997), Soul Of An Angel (december 1999), Roots Of The Blues (february 2013), paired with Randy Weston.
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