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Horace Tapscott

Born: Apr 6, 1934 in Houston, TX

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Died: Feb 27, 1999 in Los Angeles, CA

Genre: Jazz

Styles: Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Experimental Big Band, Avant-Garde

Biography: While Los Angeles is the power center of the popular music industry, it's always been a backwater as far as jazz is concerned. That's not because L.A. hasn't produced more than it's share of great players: a roll call of major players who made L.A. their home at some point would include Art Pepper, ...Read full biography

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Thoughts Of Dar Es Salaam

Released: 1997

Label: Arabesque Recordings

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The final album by West Coast pianist and composer Horace Tapscott is one of sublime gentility, reaching harmonic elegance and meditative grace. Accompanied by Billy Hart on drums and bassist Ray Drummond, ...Read full review

Aiee! the Phantom

Released: 1995

Label: Arabesque Jazz

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Pianist-composer Horace Tapscott has long been Los Angeles' great local legend. He has had his own sound and style since the mid-1960's but, due to his relatively few recordings (mostly for Nimbus) and ...Read full review

More Horace Tapscott albums: Main Albums (28), Compilations (2)

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