Julius Hemphill Big Band

Julius Hemphill Big Band is an album by jazz saxophonist Julius Hemphill recorded in 1988 for the Elektra/Musician label.[1]

Julius Hemphill Big Band
Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedFebruary 1988
GenreJazz
Length59:36
LabelElektra/Musician
Julius Hemphill chronology
Georgia Blue
(1984)
Julius Hemphill Big Band
(1988)
Fat Man and the Hard Blues
(1991)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide     [4]

The editors of AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, and reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "The only recording by altoist Julius Hemphill at the head of a big band is a mostly very stimulating set of exploratory music... This valuable, but increasingly rare CD is particularly notable for giving one a rare chance to hear Hemphill's adventurous big-band arrangements".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Julius Hemphill except as indicated
  1. "At Harmony" - 9:03
  2. "Leora" - 6:02
  3. "C/Saw" - 8:29
  4. "For Billie" - 8:32
  5. "Drunk on God" (Hemphill, K. Curtis Lyle) - 18:53
  6. "Bordertown" - 9:35
  • Recorded at RCA Studio A in New York City in February 1988

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Discogs entry accessed May 10, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 10, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette. Penguin Books. p. 506.
  4. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 302.