Live on Tour in the Far East

Live on Tour in the Far East
Live album by Billy Harper Quintet
Released	1992
Recorded	April 27, 1991 in Pusan, Korea
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:42
Label	SteepleChase SCCD 31260
Producer	Nils Winther
Billy Harper chronology
Destiny Is Yours (1989) Live on Tour in the Far East (1992) Live on Tour in the Far East Vol. 2 (1991)

Live on Tour in the Far East is a live album led by saxophonist Billy Harper recorded in 1991 in Korea and released on the SteepleChase label. ^{[1] [2]} The album was followed by two additional volumes recorded on the same tour.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Don Snowden states "On Tour, Vol. 1 shows an impressive musical range, great command of dynamics and is just loaded with really sharp, smart, excellent music once it hits its stride. And it's probably the least exciting of these three discs released from a tour that should have established Billy Harper's quintet as a major group in the jazz world". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Harper except as indicated

1. "I Do Believe" - 15:27
2. "Countdown" (John Coltrane) - 5:12
3. "Dance in the Question" (Francesca Tanksley) - 13:41
4. "Insight" - 11:21
5. "If One Could Only See" - 5:01
6. "Croquet Ballet" - 14:50

Personnel

• Billy Harper - tenor saxophone
• Eddie Henderson - trumpet
• Francesca Tanksley - piano
• Louie Spears - bass
• Newman Taylor Baker - drums

References

1. Billy Harper discography accessed March 31, 2015
2. SteepleChase Records discography accessed March 31, 2015
3. Snowden, Don. Live on Tour in the Far East – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 31, 2015.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 650. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.