Julius Hemphill Big Band

Julius Hemphill Big Band is an album by jazz saxophonist Julius Hemphill recorded in 1988 for the Elektra/Musician label.

Julius Hemphill Big Band
Studio album by Julius Hemphill
Released	1988
Recorded	February 1988
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:36
Label	Elektra/Musician
Julius Hemphill chronology
Georgia Blue (1984) Julius Hemphill Big Band (1988) Fat Man and the Hard Blues (1991)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide

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

1. "At Harmony" - 9:03
2. "Leora" - 6:02
3. "C/Saw" - 8:29
4. "For Billie" - 8:32
5. "Drunk on God" (Hemphill, K. Curtis Lyle) - 18:53
6. "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)