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Horace Tapscott - Live at I.U.C.C.

An excellent double-length set from Horace Tapscott's Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra – an extremely righteous ensemble that was one of the hippest things going on the LA jazz scene of the 70s! The vibe is free and spiritual, but it also has a wonderful groove pulsating underneath many of the tracks – that heir to the Impulse Records style that Tapscott and other Nimbus Records artists carried on well into the early 80s. The group here features some of Tapscott's Nimbus labelmates – including Sabir Matteen and Billy Harris on tenor saxes, Linda Hill on piano, Adele Sebastian on flute, Roberto Miranda on bass, and Jesse Sharps on soprano sax – and in a way, the album's almost a live summation of all the mighty talents brewing on the Nimbus label at the time! Tracks are all quite long, and titles include a great version of Sebastian's "Desert Fairy Princess", plus "Macrame", "Future Sally's Time", "Noissessprahs", "Village Dance", "LTT", and "Lift Every Voice".

Los Angeles, Feb./June,1979

Musicians:

• Horace Tapscott (piano)
• Jesse Sharps (soprano sax)
• Sabir Mateen, Billy Harris (tenor sax)
• James Andrews (tenor sax)
• John Williams (baritone sax)
• Michael Session (alto sax)
• Kafi Roberts, Adele Sebastian, Aubrey Hart (flute)
• Herbert Callies (alto clarinet)
• David Bryant, Roberto Maranda, Alan Hines (bass)
• Everett Brown, Jr. (drums)
• Daa'oud Wood (percussion)
• Lester Robertson (trombone)

Track list:

Released: 2007
Label: Nimbus West

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