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American jazz drummer (born 1962)
Winard Harper
Birth name Hiram Winard Harper Born (1962-06-04 ) June 4, 1962 (age 62) Baltimore, MarylandGenres Jazz Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Drums Years active 1980s–present Labels
Savant
Musical artist
Hiram Winard Harper (born June 4, 1962) is an American
jazz drummer.
Career
Harper played in the 1980s with
Dexter Gordon ,
Johnny Griffin , and with
Betty Carter for four years. While working with Carter he met
Wycliffe Gordon , with whom Harper would collaborate repeatedly.
[1]
From 1988 to 1993 he worked with his brother, trumpeter
Philip Harper , in the group The Harper Brothers, alongside
Justin Robinson ,
Javon Jackson ,
Walter Blanding ,
Kiyoshi Kitagawa ,
Stephen Scott ,
Kevin Hays , Michael Bowie, and
Nedra Wheeler .
[2]
After the dissolution of the Harper brothers, Winard recorded several albums as a leader. In the early 2000s he worked with his sextet and performed at
Lincoln Center in New York City.
[3] He played with
Avery Sharpe in 2008.
[4] He leads the group Jeli Posse.
[5]
Discography
As leader
Be Yourself (Epicure, 1994)
Trap Dancer (Savant, 1998)
Winard (Savant, 1999)
A Time for the Soul (Savant, 2003)
Come into the Light (Savant, 2004)
Coexist (Jazz Legacy, 2012)
The Harper Brothers
Remembrance Live at the Village Vanguard (
Verve , 1990)
Artistry (Verve, 1991)
You Can Hide Inside the Music (Verve, 1992)
As sideman
With
Ray Bryant
Ray's Tribute to His Jazz Piano Friends (JMI, 1998)
North of the Border (Label M, 2001)
Godfather (M&I, 2011)
With
Betty Carter
Look What I Got! (Verve, 1988)
Betty Carter (Verve, 1990)
Betty Carter's Finest Hour (Verve, 2003)
With
Wycliffe Gordon
The Gospel Truth (Criss Cross, 2000)
The Search (Nagel Heyer, 2007)
With
Etta Jones
With
David "Fathead" Newman
With
Houston Person
With
Avery Sharpe
Dragon Fly (JKNM, 2004)
Legends & Mentors (JKNM, 2008)
Autumn Moonlight (JKNM, 2009)
Avery Sharpe Trio Live (JKNM, 2010)
With
Billy Taylor
Urban Griot (Soundpost, 2001)
Live at IAJE New York (Soundpost, 2002)
Taylor Made at the Kennedy Center (Kennedy Center Jazz, 2005)
With
Frank Wess
Surprise, Surprise! (Chiaroscuro, 1998)
Once Is Not Enough (Labeth, 2009)
Magic 101 (IPO, 2013)
With others
Monty Alexander , Harlem-Kingston Express Vol. 2 (Motema, 2014)
T. K. Blue , Amour (Dot Time, 2017)
Don Braden , Organic (Epicure, 1995)
Kenny Drew Jr. , Kenny Drew Jr. (Antilles, 1991)
Chico Freeman , Still Sensitive (India Navigation, 1995)
Sara Lazarus , Give Me the Simple Life (Dreyfus, 2005)
Curtis Lundy ,
Against All Odds (Justin Time, 1999)
Herbie Mann , 65th Birthday Celebration (Lightyear, 1997)
Carmen McRae ,
Betty Carter , The Carmen McRae Betty Carter Duets (Verve, 1996)
Mark Murphy ,
Some Time Ago (HighNote, 2000)
Mark Murphy,
Links (HighNote, 2001)
Tete Montoliu , En el San Juan (Nuevos Medios, 1996)
Jimmy Owens , The Monk Project (IPO, 2011)
Jimmy Ponder ,
Come On Down (Muse, 1991)
Janis Siegel , I Wish You Love (Telarc, 2002)
Harvie Swartz , In a Different Light (Bluemoon, 1990)
Bross Townsend , I Love Jump Jazz (Claves Jazz, 1995)
Nancy Wilson , Turned to Blue (MCG, 2006)
Steve Turre ,
The Spirits Up Above (HighNote, 2004)
References
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