title: Julius Hemphill Big Band
text: # Julius Hemphill Big Band
  
  Julius Hemphill Big Band is an album by jazz saxophonist Julius Hemphill recorded in 1988 for the Elektra/Musician label.
  
  ## 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
  * "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)
  