Black Saint

The inaugural release on the legendary Italian label of the same name, this powerful album is a key document of 1970s spiritual jazz. Tenor saxophonist Billy Harper leads a brilliant quintet through a set of powerful, modal compositions that are both politically charged and deeply spiritual. Harper's tenor sound is immense and declarative, a spiritual cry rooted in the language of John Coltrane. The album is a masterpiece of the genre and a definitive statement from a major voice.