Julius Hemphill Big Band is an album by jazz saxophonist Julius Hemphill recorded in 1988 for the Elektra/Musician label.[1]

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

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "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".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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)

References