Horace Tapscott Quintet

John Carter & Bobby Bradford Quartet and Horace Tapscott Quintet - West Coast Hot [Recorded 1969] (1991) Music

Posted by gribovar at Aug. 8, 2021

John Carter & Bobby Bradford Quartet and Horace Tapscott Quintet - West Coast Hot [Recorded 1969] (1991)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 381 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 167 MB | Covers - 27 MB
Genre: Avant-Garde Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: BMG Music (3107-2-N)

This very valuable release documents two important but underrated avant-garde units that were based in Los Angeles. Clarinetist John Carter (here also heard on tenor and alto) and trumpeter Bobby Bradford co-led bands for many years in virtual obscurity. With bassist Tom Williamson and drummer Buzz Freeman, they are both abstract and logical on four originals with Carter's passionate sounds contrasting, as usual, with Bradford's lyricism. The second half of this disc features L.A.'s great undiscovered legend, pianist Horace Tapscott. He is heard in superlative form on four tracks (including the 17-minute "The Giant Is Awakened") in a two-bass quintet also co-starring the young altoist Arthur Blythe.

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Horace Tapscott Quintet - The Giant Is Awakened (Japan Edition) (1969/2017) Music

Posted by Domestos at June 10, 2019

Horace Tapscott Quintet - The Giant Is Awakened (Japan Edition) (1969/2017)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 243.86 Mb | 38:54 | Covers
Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Contemporary Jazz | Label: Flying Dutchman/Solid/Ultra-Vybe - CDSOL-45728

There are very few musicians who can be turned towards to feel the beating heart of African-American ethos. Horace Tapscott is one of them. The blunt force with which he strikes piano keys is reminiscent of the hard edge in the deepest part of the blues. The angularity of his attack, which makes for a dramatic, slanted enunciation, also reminds the listener that the blues can also be beautiful and subtle.

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Lucia Ianniello - Live At Acuto Jazz (2017) Music

Posted by Pisulik at Nov. 3, 2017

Lucia Ianniello - Live At Acuto Jazz (2017)
Jazz | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:08:35 | 160 MB
Label: Slam Productions

Trumpeter Lucia Ianniello presents her unique drumless group for her second album on SLAM. This album is meant to conclude the research around the figure of Horace Tapscott and the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (P.A.P.A.), which the trumpeter started tracing with her first CD 'Maintenant'. On this album, in addition to her original compositions, there are songs from the P.A.P.A.'s repertoire, especially those of Horace Tapscott and Jesse Sharps, Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq and Michael Session who Tapscott used to delegate to conduct the Arkestra in the '70s. There is also a song of pianist and singer, Linda Hill, one of the founders and a very active member of the movement of which the Arkestra was the musical and collective expression.

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Lucia Ianniello - ‎Live At Acuto Jazz (2017) Music

Posted by Domestos at May 6, 2020

Lucia Ianniello - ‎Live At Acuto Jazz (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 319.34 Mb | 68:35 | Cover
Contemporary Jazz | Label: Slam Productions ‎- SLAMCD 585

Trumpeter Lucia Ianniello presents her unique drumless group for her second album on SLAM. This album is meant to conclude the research around the figure of Horace Tapscott and the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (P.A.P.A.), which the trumpeter started tracing with her first CD 'Maintenant' (SLAMCD566). On this album, in addition to her original compositions, there are songs from the P.A.P.A.'s repertoire, especially those of Horace Tapscott and Jesse Sharps, Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq and Michael Session who Tapscott used to delegate to conduct the Arkestra in the '70s. There is also a song of pianist and singer, Linda Hill, one of the founders and a very active member of the movement of which the Arkestra was the musical and collective expression.

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Chick Corea - Trio Music, Live in Europe (1986) Music

Posted by Oceandrop at Nov. 3, 2011

Chick Corea's greatest trio or small ensemble very likely is this one, with bassist Miroslav Vitous and drummer Roy Haynes.Their virtuoso level of musicianship and acute listening skills are translated into stellar recordings over two nights of performances in Willisau and Reutlinger, edited and condensed on this single CD. Where any outtakes are hiding might provide a further revelation, but as it stands, this release is a high-water mark for these brilliant musicians. Corea's strengths lie not only in his witty, effervescent playing, but in his compositions that showcase his mischievous personality.

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Lou Blackburn - The Complete Imperial Sessions (1963) [Reissue 2006] Music

Posted by gribovar at July 16, 2022

Trombonist Lou Blackburn's contributions to jazz have been long overlooked, but Complete Imperial Sessions, a collection of his two jazz albums for Imperial, include the full contents of Jazz Frontier and Two Note Samba, plus a previously unissued track, and shows the potential of his early-'60s West Coast quintet, even though they worked infrequently. Trumpeter Freddie Hill is a capable foil for the leader, while Blackburn's fluid chops on his instrument invite an obvious comparison to J.J. Johnson. The potent rhythm section includes pianist Horace Tapscott, bassist John Duke, and drummer Leroy Henderson. Most of the disc is devoted to Blackburn's originals, sticking to bop and hard bop vehicles during the initial sessions…

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