Julius Hemphill Big Band is an album by jazz saxophonist Julius Hemphill recorded in 1988 for the Elektra/Musician label.
Reception
The editors of AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, and reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "The only recording by altoist Julius Hemphill at the head of a big band is a mostly very stimulating set of exploratory music... This valuable, but increasingly rare CD is particularly notable for giving one a rare chance to hear Hemphill's adventurous big-band arrangements".
Track listing
All compositions by Julius Hemphill except as indicated
"At Harmony" - 9:03
"Leora" - 6:02
"C/Saw" - 8:29
"For Billie" - 8:32
"Drunk on God" (Hemphill, K. Curtis Lyle) - 18:53
"Bordertown" - 9:35
Recorded at RCA Studio A in New York City in February 1988
Personnel
Julius Hemphill - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
John Purcell, John Stubblefield, Marty Ehrlich - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute J. D. Parran - baritone saxophone, flute David Hines, Rasul Siddik - trumpet Vincent Chancey - french horn Frank Lacy - trombone David Taylor - bass trombone Bill Frisell, Jack Wilkins - guitar Jerome Harris - electric bass Ronnie Burrage - drums Gordon Gottlieb - percussion K. Curtis Lyle - speaker (track 5) Darrold Hunt - conductor (track 5)