If Our Hearts Could Only See

If Our Hearts Could Only See
Studio album by Billy Harper
Released	1998
Recorded	February 17 & 19, 1997
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:40
Label	DIW DIW-931
Producer	Kazunori Sugiyama and Billy Harper
Billy Harper chronology

Last updated August 16, 2019

If Our Hearts Could Only See is an album led by saxophonist Billy Harper recorded in 1997 and released on the Japanese DIW label.^[1]

Billy Harper is an American jazz saxophonist, "one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists" with a distinctively stern, hard-as-nails sound on his instrument.

DIW Records is a Japanese record label specializing in avant-garde jazz. It is a subsidiary of Disk Union. Kazunori Sugiyama was an executive producer for the label before starting Tzadik Records with John Zorn.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Greg Turner states "This is one of 1997's best releases and a wonderful addition to Harper's slender discography".^[2]

AllMusic is an online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. It launched in 1991, predating the World Wide Web.

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Harper except as indicated

"The Seventh Day" - 8:30
"Time and Time Again" - 8:06
"My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) - 5:28
"Egypt" - 6:20
"Speak to Me of Love, Speak to Me of Truth" - 7:35
"If One Could Only See" - 6:00
"The One Who Makes the Rain Stop" - 7:54
"I Move Silently Throughout This World" (Billy Harper, Vernel Lillie) - 4:48
"World Without End" - 6:59

Personnel

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References

↑ Billy Harper discography accessed March 31, 2015
1 2 Turner, Greg. If Our Hearts Could Only See – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 31, 2015.

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v t e Billy Harper
Studio albums	Capra Black (1973) Jon & Billy (1974) Black Saint (1975) Soran-Bushi, B.H. (1977) Trying to Make Heaven My Home (1979) Billy Harper Quintet in Europe (1979) The Awakening (1979) Destiny Is Yours (1989) Somalia (1993) If Our Hearts Could Only See (1998) Soul of an Angel (2000) Blueprints of Jazz Vol. 2 (2009)
Live albums	Live on Tour in the Far East (1991) Live on Tour in the Far East Vol. 2 (1991) Live on Tour in the Far East Vol. 3 (1991)