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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | October 18–21, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 60:32 | |||
| Label | Evidence ECD 22133-2 | |||
| Producer | Billy Harper, Mark Rappaport [1] | |||
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Somalia is an album by the American saxophonist Billy Harper. [2] [3] It was released in 1995 on the Evidence label. [4] [5]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [7] |
The Vancouver Sun determined that "whether by design, osmosis or accident, Harper sounds like Coltrane reincarnate." [8] The Globe and Mail concluded that "the performances tend to be rather cumbersome, thanks to the efforts of not one, but two drummers, Newman Baker and Horacee Arnold." [9]
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated: "This CD contains some of Billy Harper's finest playing in years". [6]
All compositions by Billy Harper.
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Horace Emmanuel Arnold, or Horacee Arnold is an American jazz drummer. He was born in Wayland, Kentucky.
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.
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