{"product_id":"antibes-75","title":"Antibes '75","description":"[[Release Detail]][[Release Description]]\n\n\u003cp\u003eSam Records and Saga present: A never-before released Billy Harper 1975 live recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst official release with the full permission and cooperation of the Billy Harper \u0026amp; INA (Institut National de l’Audiovisuel).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBilly Harper Quintet – Antibes ‘75\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo days after recording the first album ever issued on the Black Saint label, Billy Harper and his quintet were onstage at the Antibes Juan-Les-Pins jazz festival. Though Black Saint is a phenomenal album and is rightfully considered as one of the finest jazz releases of the period, Antibes ’75 shows that Billy and his men gathered momentum to push the boundaries of their studio effort even further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat night, surrounded by stars, pine woods and a captivated audience, the quintet delivered a powerful and inspired performance. Never had Harper’s signature tunes “Cry of Hunger” and “Croquet Ballet” reached such a soulful expression, and we only wish that this moment of truth would have lasted a little longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe are honored to present to you this concert for the first time on record, a 180g LP including a 6-page insert with previously unseen photos by Gérard Rouy and Thierry Trombert and an essay by Bernard Loupias.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVirgil Jones (Trumpet)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBilly Harper (Tenor saxophone)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoe Bonner (Piano, arranger)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Friesen (Double Bass)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalcolm Pinson (Drums)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n[[Selling Points]]\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by François Lê Xuan and Fred Thomas for Sam Records\/Saga\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered from the original stereo master tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrictly limited edition of 2000 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180-gram vinyl LP pressed by Pallas in Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes 6-page booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach record has been visually checked to prevent defects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n[[Catalog Number]]SRS2[[Artist]]Billy Harper Quintet","brand":"Sam Records","offers":[{"title":"Antibes '75 \/ Album \/ LP Black","offer_id":48416831439093,"sku":"SRS2","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0080\/6417\/2096\/files\/3770010277088.jpg?v=1784164128","url":"https:\/\/lightintheattic.net\/products\/antibes-75","provider":"Light in the Attic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}