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Horace Tapscott Quintet: Legacies for Our Grandchildren: Live in Hollywood 1995
by Karl Ackermann
Since its founding in 2011, the French record label Dark Tree has been issuing a Roots Series" documenting previously unreleased performances of the Los Angeles jazz avant-garde from the 1970s through the '90s. Among the best of those releases have been several from Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra led by pianist/composer/conductor Horace Tapscott. Legacies for Our Grandchildren: Live in Hollywood 1995 is one of only two quintet albums led by the pianist. A community activist in South Central LA, Tapscott often ...
read moreThurman Green: DANCE OF THE NIGHT CREATURES
by Paula Edelstein
Thurman Green’s remarkable journey through 20th century jazz has left an indelible imprint on both jazz trombonists and aficianados of low brass alike. A key innovator of avante garde/free jazz for trombone, Thurman Green is most often associated with the urban gems on the West Coast jazz scene. In 1997, Thurman Green left us with a legacy of compositions for jazz trombone, all contributing something new, each a new pearl in the strands of gifted low brass culture. Hamiet Bluiett, ...
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