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Thoughts of Dar es Salaam

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Released
  
1997

Artist
  
Horace Tapscott

Producer
  
Ray Drummond

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
59:40

Release date
  
1997

Label
  
Arabesque Records

Recorded
  
June 30 & July 1, 1996 at Eastside Sound, NYC

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Thoughts of Dar es Salaam is an album by American jazz pianist/composer Horace Tapscott recorded in 1996 and released on the Arabesque label.

Contents

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Thom Jurek stating, "The final album by West Coast pianist and composer Horace Tapscott is one of sublime gentility, reaching harmonic elegance and meditative grace".

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Tapscott except as indicated

  1. "As a Child" - 7:06
  2. "Bibi Mkuu: The Great Black Lady" (Alan Hines) - 5:34
  3. "Lullaby in Black" (Thurman Green) - 3:19
  4. "Sandy and Niles" - 4:44
  5. "Wiletta's Walk" - 9:08
  6. "Social Call" (Gigi Gryce) - 8:53
  7. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) - 8:07
  8. "Thoughts of Dar Es Salaam" - 6:50
  9. "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) - 5:59

Personnel

  • Horace Tapscott - piano
  • Ray Drummond - bass
  • Billy Hart - drums

    • Songs

    1As A Child7:07
    2Bibi Mkuu: The Great Black Lady5:34
    3Lullaby In Black3:20

    References

    Thoughts of Dar es Salaam Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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