The Giant is Awakened
| The Giant is Awakened | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Horace Tapscott Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | April 1-3, 1969 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:39 | |||
| Label |
Flying Dutchman FDS 107 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| Horace Tapscott chronology | ||||
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The Giant is Awakened is the debut album by American jazz pianist/composer Horace Tapscott recorded in 1969 and released on the Flying Dutchman label.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.[2] The Chicago Reader noted "Tapscott was leery of the music business in general, and of this deal in particular—and considering a promise that he'd be involved in the mixing process was subsequently broken, his skepticism was prescient. He didn't record again for another decade, and then only for small independents like Nimbus and Interplay. In any case, as listeners, we should be grateful Tapscott agreed to make The Giant at all".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Horace Tapscott except as indicated
- "The Giant is Awakened" - 17:23
- "For Fats" - 2:20
- "The Dark Tree" - 7:01
- "Niger's Theme" - 11:55
Personnel
- Horace Tapscott - piano
- Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone
- David Bryant, Walter Savage Jr. - bass
- Everett Brown Jr. - drums
References
- ↑ Horace Tapscott discography accessed February 9, 2015
- 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed February 9, 2015
- ↑ Margasak, P., A crucial document of LA's jazz avant-garde gets reissued by local imprint International Phonograph, October 24, 2014
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