Horace Tapscott Primer 2

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More from the Primer in the current issue of Wire -

Sonny Criss - Sonny's Dream

Pan African People's Arkestra - Clarisse

Horace Tapscott Conducting The Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra ‎- The Call (1978)

00:00 A1. The Call
08:25 A2. Quagmire Manor At Five A.M.
18:57 B1. Nakatini Suite
28:05 B2. Peyote Song No. III

Recorded April 8, 1978 Los Angeles, California.
The second LP by Horace Tapscott's Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (a 16-piece trumpet-less big band) has four lengthy selections; three originals by bandmembers plus Cal Massey's "Nakatini Suite". Best-known among the sidemen are veteran Red Callender (doubling on tuba and bass) and the powerful altoist Michael Session. Many of the other players (including the pianist-leader) have some space to stretch out and the ensembles (with their unusual voicings and free spots) are quite colorful.

Personnel:
Alto Clarinet – Herbert Callies
Alto Saxophone – Michael Session
Bass – David Bryant, Kamonta Lawrence Polk
Cello, Bass – Louis Spears
Conductor, Piano – Horace Tapscott
Drums – Everett Brown Jr.
Flute, Soprano Saxophone – Kafi Larry Roberts
Leader, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute [Bamboo] – Jesse Sharps
Percussion, Drums – William Madison
Piano – Linda Hill
Producer – Horace Tapscott, Tom Albach
Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – James Andrews
Trombone – Archie Johnson, Lester Robertson
Tuba, Bass – Red Callendar
Vocals, Flute – Adele Sebastian


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