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A good hard bop trumpeter who, in the mid-'90s, became a more adventurous improviser,
Philip Harper became well-known during 1988-1993 as co-leader (with older brother
Winard) of
the Harper Brothers. He had previously toured with
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (where his
Lee Morgan-influenced style fit in perfectly) and recorded with
Cecil Brooks III,
Joe Chambers, and
Errol Parker. After
the Harper Brothers band broke up (having produced four albums for Verve), the trumpeter recorded as a leader for Muse and played with
the Mingus Big Band. ~ Scott Yanow