Friday, October 28, 2011

Horace Tapscott - Thoughts of Dar Es Salaam (1997)

Artist: Horace Tapscott
Title Of Album: Thoughts of Dar Es Salaam
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: Arabesque Records
Genre: Post-Bop, Piano Jazz
Quality: APE (image+.cue) + log
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 00:59:45
Total Size: 354 Mb

Horace Tapscott (born Horace Elva Tapscott, Houston, Texas, April 6, 1934; d. Los Angeles, California, February 27 or February 29, 1999) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He formed the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (also known as P.A.P.A., or The Ark) in 1961 and led the ensemble through the 1990s. Arthur Blythe, Stanley Crouch, Butch Morris, Wilber Morris, David Murray, and Jimmy Woods all performed in Tapscott's Arkestra at one time or another.

Tracklist:
1. As A Child [07:06]
2. Bibi Mkuu: The Great Black Lady [05:34]
3. Lullaby in Black [03:19]
4. Sandy & Niles [04:44]
5. Wiletta's Walk [09:08]
6. Social Call [08:53]
7. Oleo [08:07]
8. Thoughts of Dar Es Salaam [06:50]
9. Now's the Time [05:59]