Thoughts of Dar es Salaam

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]

Thoughts of Dar es Salaam
Studio album by
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)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

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. Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed February 5, 2015
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