The Giant Is Awakened

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The Giant is Awakened
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Studio album by
Horace Tapscott Quintet
Released1969
RecordedApril 1–3, 1969
GenreJazz
Length38:39
LabelFlying Dutchman
FDS 107
ProducerBob Thiele
Horace Tapscott chronology
The Giant is Awakened
(1969) 		Songs of the Unsung
(1978)

The Giant is Awakened is the debut album by American jazz pianist/composer Horace Tapscott recorded in 1969 and released on the Flying Dutchman label.[1][2][3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.[4] The Chicago Reader noted "Tapscott was leery of the music business in general, and of this deal in particular—and considering a promise that he'd be involved in the mixing process was subsequently broken, his skepticism was prescient. He didn't record again for another decade, and then only for small independents like Nimbus and Interplay. In any case, as listeners, we should be grateful Tapscott agreed to make The Giant at all".[5]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Horace Tapscott except as noted

  1. "The Giant Is Awakened" - 17:23
  2. "For Fats" (Arthur Blythe) - 2:20
  3. "The Dark Tree" - 7:01
  4. "Niger's Theme" - 11:55

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Horace Tapscott discography accessed February 9, 2015
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Flying Dutchman 10100 series discography, accessed November 11, 2019
  3. ^ Both Sides Now: Flying Dutchman Label Discography, accessed November 11, 2019
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic Review accessed February 9, 2015
  5. ^ Margasak, P., A crucial document of LA's jazz avant-garde gets reissued by local imprint International Phonograph, October 24, 2014
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