Thoughts of Dar es Salaam is an album by the American jazz pianist/composer Horace Tapscott, recorded in 1996 and released on the Arabesque label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | June 30 & July 1, 1996 at Eastside Sound, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 59:40 | |||
| Label | Arabesque AJ0128 | |||
| Producer | Ray Drummond and Daniel Chriss | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek stated: "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
editAll compositions by Horace Tapscott except as indicated
- "As a Child" - 7:06
- "Bibi Mkuu: The Great Black Lady" (Alan Hines) - 5:34
- "Lullaby in Black" (Thurman Green) - 3:19
- "Sandy and Niles" - 4:44
- "Wiletta's Walk" - 9:08
- "Social Call" (Gigi Gryce) - 8:53
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) - 8:07
- "Thoughts of Dar Es Salaam" - 6:50
- "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) - 5:59
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Horace Tapscott discography accessed February 5, 2015
- ^ Jazzlists: Arabesque Jazz discography accessed May 14, 2018
- ^ a b Jurek, T., AllMusic Review accessed February 5, 2015
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1374. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.