{"title":"Artist: Horace Tapscott","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"dial-b-for-barbra-horace-tapscott-2lp","title":"Dial ‘B’ For Barbra [Import]","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e2xLP pressed on 180-Gram Black Vinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoused in a Gatefold Sleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecorded in LA in the early '80s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures Tapscott in a sextet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best of pianist Horace Tapscott's recordings for the tiny Nimbus label is this 1981 LP, which features him in a sextet with trumpeter Reggie Bullen, altoist Gary Bias, tenor saxophonist Sabir Matteen, bassist Roberto Miranda, and drummer Everett Brown, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group stretches out on a couple of Tapscott's originals plus a 19-and-a-half-minute version of Linda Hill's \"Dem Folks.\" Although the music could be called avant-garde, its use of rhythms and repetition keeps the results from being forbidding, and the performances have a momentum of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great group recording from pianist Horace Tapscott - recorded in LA in the early 80s, but done with all the righteousness and spirituality of his earlier albums! Tracks are long and exploratory, but also relatively lyrical too - stretching out with a style that's never too \"outside\", and which has Horace and the group really soaring to the heavens on the best moments!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLately’s Solo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDial ‘B’ for Barbra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDem’ Folks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLately’s Solo (Take One)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeard Ya Before Ya Got Here\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; Mobile\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Horace Tapscott","offers":[{"title":"2LP \/ Black","offer_id":43186542641343,"sku":"NS-1147-BK","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6947\/3471\/files\/tmp_2F1617136221781-imzjzba7h8-d073d2b399eb71b59fd15ad8db273640_2FNS-1147.jpg?v=1713909593"}],"url":"https:\/\/helixsounds.com\/collections\/artist-horace-tapscott.oembed","provider":"Helix Sounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}