Blueprints of Jazz Vol. 2

Blueprints of Jazz Vol. 2
Studio album by Billy Harper
Released 2008
Recorded August 8-10, 2006
Genre Jazz
Label Talking House THR0810-019A
Billy Harper chronology
Soul of an Angel
(1999)
Blueprints of Jazz Vol. 2
(2006)
The Roots of the Blues
(2013)

Blueprints of Jazz Vol. 2 is an album by saxophonist Billy Harper recorded in 1997 and released on the Talking House label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos states "Certainly a celebration for fans of the 65-year-old Harper and a welcome addition to his potent discography, this CD represents him playing at an exceptionally high level, staying true to his spirit, and still making powerful music".[2] In JazzTimes Michael J. West wrote "The album is a tableau of Harper’s spiritual jazz, bookended with Amiri Baraka poems on the music’s evolution in both America and Africa. When it’s on point, Blueprints is brilliant; when it’s off, it just misses the mark".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Harper except as indicated

  1. "Africa Revisited" (Amiri Baraka, Billy Harper) - 16:45
  2. "Knowledge of Self" (Baraka, Harper) - 9:06
  3. "Another Kind of Thoroughbred" - 4:33
  4. "Thoughts and Slow Actions" - 5:37
  5. "Time and Time Again" - 5:14
  6. "Who Here Can Just Our Fates?" - 7:46
  7. "Amazing Grace" (Traditional) - 4:03
  8. "Cast the First Stone? (...If You Yourself Have No Sins)" - 12:26
  9. "Oh... If Only" (Baraka, Harper) - 6:14

Personnel

References

  1. Billy Harper discography accessed May 5, 2015
  2. 1 2 Nastos, Michael G.. Blueprints of Jazz Vol. 2 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. West, M. J., JazzTimes Review, March 2009
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