Thoughts of Dar es Salaam

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Thoughts of Dar es Salaam
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Studio album by
Horace Tapscott
Released1997
RecordedJune 30 & July 1, 1996 at Eastside Sound, NYC
GenreJazz
Length59:40
LabelArabesque
AJ0128
ProducerRay Drummond and Daniel Chriss
Horace Tapscott chronology
Aiee! The Phantom
(1996) 		Thoughts of Dar es Salaam
(1997)

Thoughts of Dar es Salaam is an album by American jazz pianist/composer Horace Tapscott recorded in 1996 and released on the Arabesque label.[1][2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[4]

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".[3]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Horace Tapscott discography accessed February 5, 2015
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Arabesque Jazz discography accessed May 14, 2018
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed February 5, 2015
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1374. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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