(Post-Bop, Soul Jazz) Billie Harris - I Want Some Water - 1999, MP3, 320 kbps

A spiritual jazz classic from the hip LA scene of the late 70s – led by saxophonist Billie Harris, and featuring a group that includes Horace Tapscott on piano! We don't know much about Harris, but he's got a freewheeling spiritual sound that's very much in the Coltrane-inspired mode, yet also steeped in the creative improvised style of Tapscott's scene in LA. Tracks are all long, with a sound that builds majestically over time – and the set leaves us wondering why Harris wasn't a bigger player at the time. The core tracks of the CD were recorded in the studio – with Tapscott, Harris, and added bass, percussion, and guest vocals by the enigmatic Lorelei. An additional longer track was recorded live, with a larger group that also includes Adele Sebastian on flute and Sabir Mateen on tenor. And a last track is an 8 minute solo piano number by Tapscott. Titles include "Why Don't You Listen", "I Want Some Water", "Many Nights Ago", "The Advocate", and "Prayer Of Happiness".
~DustyGroove

#1-4, Billie Harris Sextet, rec. in 1983:
Billie Harris - reeds;
Horace Tapscott - piano;
David Bryant - bass;
Everett Brown, Jr. - drums;
Daa'oud Woods - percussion;
Lorelei - vocals.
#5, Pan African Peoples Arkestra, rec. live at I.U.C.C. in 1979 :
Billie Harris - soprano sax;
Sabir Mateen - tenor sax;
John Williams - baritone sax;
Lester Robertson - trombone;
Adele Sebastian - flute;
Aubrey Hart - flute;
Horace Tapscott - piano;
Alan Hines - bass;
Roberto Miranda - bass solo;
Billy Hinton - drums;
Daa'oud Woods - percussion.
#6 is Tapscott's piano solo.