Horace Tapscott Discography (Leader) - Update
The Giant Is Awakened – Flying Dutchman (FDS-107)CD reissue: West Coast Hot – RCA Novus Series '70 (3107-2-N)
Los Angeles, April 1, 1969
Horace Tapscott piano
Black Arthur Blythe alto saxophone
David Bryant bass
Walter Savage, Jr. bass
Everett Brown, Jr. drums
- The Giant Is Awakened (H.Tapscott)
- For Fats (A.Blythe)
- The Dark Tree (H.Tapscott)
- Niger’s Theme (H.Tapscott)
Songs Of The Unsung – Interplay (IP-7714)LP only
Hollywood, February 18, 1978
Horace Tapscott piano
- Songs Of The Unsung (H.Tapscott)
- Blue Essence (S.Browne)
- Bakai (C.Massey)
- In Times Like These (L.Robertson)
- Mary On Sunday (H.Tapscott)
- Lush Life (B.Strayhorn)
- The Goat And Ram Jam (J.Sharps)
- Something For Kenny (E.Hope)
Flight 17 – Nimbus (NIMBUS-135)CD reissue: Nimbus West (NS 135 C), contains 2 previously unissued tracks * (from the Live at the I.U.C.C. sessions)
Los Angeles, 1978
Horace Tapscott piano
Jesse Sharps soprano and tenor saxophones, flute
Linda Hill piano
Adele Sebastian vocal, flute
James Andrews tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Michael Session alto saxophone
Kafi Larry Roberts flute
Herbert Callies alto clarinet
Red Callendar tuba
Archie Johnson trombone
Lester Robertson trombone
Everett Brown, Jr. drums
William Madison percussions, drums
Louis Spears cello
David Bryant bass
Kamonta Lawrence Polk bass
- Flight 17 First Movement (H.Baker)
- Breeze (H.Baker)
- Horacio (R.Miranda)
- Clarisse (J.Sharps)
- Maui (Kamonta)
- Coltrane Medley (J.Coltrane) *
- Village Dance Revisited (S.Mateen) *
The Call – Nimbus (NIMBUS 246)LP only
Los Angeles, April 8, 1978
Horace Tapscott piano
Jesse Sharps soprano and tenor saxophones, flute
Linda Hill piano
Adele Sebastian vocal, flute
Lester Robertson trombone
David Bryant bass
Everett Brown, Jr. drums
Herbert Callies alto clarinet
James Andrews tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Michael Session alto saxophone
Kafi Larry Roberts flute, soprano saxophone
Archie Johnson trombone
Red Callendar tuba, bass
William Madison percussions, drums
Louis Spears cello, bass
Kamonta Lawrence Polk bass
- The Call (L.Robertson)
- Quagmire Manor At Five A.M. (M.Session)
- Nakatini Suite (C.Masey)
- Peyote Song No. III (J.Sharps)
In New York – Interplay (IP-7724)CD reissue: Interplay (MYCJ-30369)
New York, January 5, 1979
Horace Tapscott piano
Art Davis bass
Roy Haynes drums
- Akirfa (L.Robertson)
- Lino’s Pad (H.Tapscott)
- Sketches Of Drunken Mary (H.Tapscott)
- If You Could See Me Now (T.Dameron)
Live At The I.U.C.C. – Nimbus (No. 357)CD reissue: Nimbus West (NS 357 C), contains a previously unissued track *
Los Angeles, February-June 1979
Horace Tapscott piano
Jesse Sharps soprano saxophone
Sabir Mateen tenor saxophone
James Andrews tenor saxophone
Michael Session alto saxophone
Kafi Roberts flute
Herbert Callies alto clarinet
David Bryant bass
Alan Hines bass
Everett Brown, Jr. drums
Adele Sebastian flute
Billy Harris soprano and tenor saxophones
Daa’oud Woods percussions
Red Callendar tuba
Lester Robertson trombone
John Williams baritone saxophone
Aubrey Hart flute
Robert Miranda bass
Billy Hinton drums
Linda Hill piano
Desta Walker tenor saxophone
Mike Daniels percussions
Louis Spears cello
- Macrame (J.Sharps)
- Future Sally’s Time (A.Blythe / S.Crouch)
- Noissessprahs (S.Mateen)
- McKowsky’s First Fifth (J.Sharps) *
- Village Dance (S.Mateen)
- L.T.T. (H.Tapscott)
- Desert Fairy Princess (J.Sharps)
- Lift Every Voice (J.W. Johnson / J.R. Johnson)
Lighthouse 79 - vol.1 – Nimbus West (NS 4035 C)CD only
Hermosa Beach, October 10, 1979
Horace Tapscott piano
Regie Bullen trumpet
Gary Bias alto saxophone
Roberto Miranda bass
David Bryant bass
George Goldsmith drums
- Acirfa (L.Robertson)
- Dem' Folks (L.Hill)
- I Remember Clifford (B.Golson)
- Leland's Song (L.Hill)
- Acirfa (L.Robertson)
Lighthouse 79 - vol.2 – Nimbus WestCD only
Hermosa Beach, October 11, 1979
Horace Tapscott piano
Regie Bullen trumpet
Gary Bias alto saxophone
Roberto Miranda bass
David Bryant bass
George Goldsmith drums
- Acirfa (L.Robertson)
- Niger's Theme (H.Tapscott)
- Stella by Starlight (V.Young / N.Washington)
- Lush Life (B.Strayhorn)
- Inspiration Of Silence (E.Straughter)
Autumn Colors – Bopland (K26P 6311)LP Reissue: Interplay (CEJC00268)
CD reissue: Venus Records (TKCZ-79072)
Hollywood, May 3, 1980
Horace Tapscott piano
David Bryant bass
Everett Brown, Jr. drums
- Blues For Dee II (H.Tapscott)
- Dee Bee's Dance (H.Tapscott)
- Autumn Colors (H.Tapscott)
- J.O.B. (H.Tapscott)
At The Crossroads – Nimbus (NS 579)LP only
Los Angeles, 1980
Horace Tapscott piano
Everett Brown, Jr. drums
- At The Cross Roads (H.Tapscott)
- Middle Age Madness (H.Tapscott)
- Ballad For Window Lee Black (H.Tapscott)
- Marcellus III (E.Brown)
Dial “B” For Barbra – Nimbus (NS 1147)CD reissue: Nimbus West (NS 1147 C)
Los Angeles, 1981
Horace Tapscott piano
Reggie Bullen trumpet
Gary Bias alto and soprano saxophones
Sabir Mateen tenor saxophone
Roberto Miranda bass
Everett Brown, Jr. drums, percussions
- Lately’s Solo (H.Tapscott)
- Dial “B” For Barbra (H.Tapscott)
- Dem’ Folks (L.Hill)
Live At Lobero – Nimbus (1369)CD reissue: Nimbus West (NS 2370 C), contains a previously unissued track *
Santa Barbara, November 12, 1981
Horace Tapscott piano
Roberto Miranda bass
Sonship Theus drums
- Inception (H.Tapscott) *
- Sketches Of Drunken Mary (H.Tapscott)
- Raisha’s New-Hip Dance (H.Tapscott)
- The Dark Tree (H.Tapscott)
Live At Lobero – vol. II – Nimbus (1258)LP only
Santa Barbara, November 12, 1981
Horace Tapscott piano
Roberto Miranda bass
Sonship Theus drums
- Lino’s Pad (H.Tapscott)
- Close To Freedom (C.Crunk)
- St. Michael (R.Miranda)
Dissent Or Descent – Nimbus West (NS 509 C)CD only
New York and Santa Barbara, 1982-1984
Horace Tapscott piano
Fred Hopkins bass
Ben Riley drums
- As A Child (H.Tapscott)
- Sandy And Niles (H.Tapscott)
- To The Great House (H.Tapscott)
- Spellbound (C.Jordan)
- Ballad For Samuel (H.Tapscott)
- Ruby, My Dear (T.Monk)
- Chico’s Back In Town (H.Tapscott)
The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 1– Nimbus (NS-1581)LP only
Santa Barbara, June 1982
Horace Tapscott piano
- Jenny’s Spirit’s Waltz (H.Tapscott)
- Speedy Mike (A.Hines)
- Mother Ship (H.Tapscott)
- This Is For Benny (H.Tapscott)
- Alone Together (H.Dietz / A.Schwartz)
- Haunted (M.Swan)
The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 4 – Nimbus (NS-1814)LP only
Santa Barbara, September 1982
Horace Tapscott piano
- A Dress For Renee (H.Tapscott)
- The Hero’s Last Dance (H.Tapscott)
- Shades Of Soweto (H.Tapscott)
- Whit (L.Spears)
- First Call Of The Humming Bird (H.Tapscott)
- Toward The Sunset (H.Tapscott)
- As Of Yet (A.Blythe)
- Forgiving (H.Tapscott)
The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 2 – Nimbus (NS-1692)LP only
Santa Barbara, November 1982
Horace Tapscott piano
- Struggle X An Afro-American Dream (H.Tapscott)
- Many Nights Ago (C.Crunk)
The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 7 – Nimbus (NS-2147)LP only
Santa Barbara, February 1983
Horace Tapscott piano
- Riding The San Andreas (H.Tapscott)
- Amanda’s Tone Poem (H.Tapscott)
- Southwestern Avenue Shuffle (H.Tapscott)
- Yesterday’s Dream (H.Tapscott)
- ‘Round Midnight (T.Monk)
- On The Nile (C.Tolliver)
- Sonnet Of Butterfly McQueen (H.Tapscott)
The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 3 – Nimbus (NS-1703)LP only
Santa Barbara, April 1983
Horace Tapscott piano
- The Tuus (H.Tapscott)
- Lately’s Light-Green Blues (H.Tapscott)
- Reflections Of Self (H.Tapscott)
- Kopkee’s Blues (H.Tapscott)
- After The Storm (H.Tapscott)
Modern Jazz Piano ForumInterplay Special Volume 1 – Interplay (ART-CD-30)
Various Artists
CD only
Los Angeles, August 12, 1983
Horace Tapscott piano
Roberto Miranda bass
Everett Brown, Jr. drums
- Sketches Of Drunken Mary (H.Tapscott)
The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 6 – Nimbus (NS-2036)LP only
Santa Barbara, October 1983
Horace Tapscott piano
- Ancestral Echoes (H.Tapscott)
- Jessica (R.Porter)
- Restless Nights (R.King)
- Chartreuse Blues (H.Tapscott)
- The Golden Pearl (H.Tapscott)
- New Horizon (K.Ruzadun)
The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 9 – Nimbus West (NS 2369 C)CD only
Santa Barbara, 1983
Horace Tapscott piano
- It Never Happened Before (H.Tapscott)
- Fleurette Africaine (D.Ellington)
- Afro-Blue (M.Santamaria)
- Love In Bloom (H.Tapscott)
- Strollin’ (H.Silver)
- Whisper Not (B.Golson)
- Fair-To-Middlin’ (H.Tapscott)
- Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (S.Romberg)
- Anwar (H.Tapscott)
The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 5 – Nimbus (NS-1925)LP only
Santa Barbara, January 1984
Horace Tapscott piano
- Stringeurisms (H.Tapscott)
- I’ll Have One When It’s Over (H.Tapscott)
- Blues In Pirouette (H.Tapscott)
- Perfumes In The Night (H.Tapscott)
- Hi-Pockets’ Swan Song (H.Tapscott)
The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 8 – Nimbus West (NS2258C)CD only
Santa Barbara, 1982-1984
Horace Tapscott piano
- Fire Waltz (M.Waldron)
- Little Niles (R.Weston)
- Crepuscule With Nellie (T.Monk)
- As A Child (H.Tapscott)
The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 10 – Nimbus West (NS2370C)CD only
Santa Barbara, 1982-1984
Horace Tapscott piano
- Miguel (H.Tapscott)
- Roses In Bloom (H.Tapscott)
- Ballad For Samuel (H.Tapscott)
- First Love (H.Tapscott)
- Searching (H.Tapscott)
- Afternoon In Paris (J.Lewis)
- Upside Down (H.Tapscott)
- Getting Ready (H.Tapscott)
- Maya And Me (H.Tapscott)
The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 11 – Nimbus West (NS2581C)CD only
Santa Barbara, 1982-1984
Horace Tapscott piano
- Nica’s Dream (H.Silver)
- Besame Mucho (C.Velazquez)
- For Patrice (H.Tapscott)
- A Call for All Demons (Sun Ra)
- Full House (H.Tapscott)
- Long Ago (H.Tapscott)
- Straight Street (J.Coltrane)
- Vigilance (H.Tapscott)
- Sabroso (H.Tapscott)
- This is for Kenny (E.Hope)
- Wistful Vista (H.Tapscott)
- Vox Populi (H.Tapscott)
Horace Tapscott Octet Live – Americana (AMC-3002)CD only
Los Angeles, September 17, 1987
Horace Tapscott piano
Gary Bias alto saxophone
Rastine Calhoun tenor saxophone
Thurman Green trombone
Roberto Miranda bass
David Bryant bass
Donald Dean drums
Sonship Theus drums
- Dem Folks (L.Hill)
- One For Lately (T.Green)
- Little Africa (L.Hill)
The Dark Tree Vol. 1 – Hat Hut (hat ART CD 6053)CD reissue: The Dark Tree 1 & 2 - Hat Hut (hatOLOGY 2-540)
Hollywood, December 14-17, 1989
Horace Tapscott piano
John Carter clarinet
Cecil McBee bass
Andrew Cyrille drums
- The Dark Tree (H.Tapscott)
- Sketches Of Drunken Mary (H.Tapscott)
- Lino’s Pad (H.Tapscott)
- One For Lately (T.Green)
The Dark Tree Vol. 2 – Hat Hut (hat ART CD 6083)CD reissue: The Dark Tree 1 & 2 - Hat Hut (hatOLOGY 2-540)
Hollywood, December 14-17, 1989
Horace Tapscott piano
John Carter clarinet
Cecil McBee bass
Andrew Cyrille drums
- Sandy And Niles (H.Tapscott)
- Bavarian Mist Mary (M.Session)
- The Dark Tree (H.Tapscott)
- A Dress For Renee (H.Tapscott)
- Nyja’s Theme (H.Tapscott)
Kimus #4 – Hat Hut (hat ART CD 16004)Various Artists
CD only
Featuring a new version of The Dark Tree
Hollywood, December 15, 1989
Horace Tapscott piano
John Carter clarinet
Cecil McBee bass
Andrew Cyrille drums
- The Dark Tree (H.Tapscott)
Aiee! The Phantom – Arabesque Jazz (AJ0119)CD only
New York, June 1995
Horace Tapscott piano
Marcus Belgrave trumpet
Abraham Burton alto saxophone
Reggie Workman bass
Andrew Cyrille drums
- To The Great House (H.Tapscott)
- The Goat And Ram Jam (J.Sharps)
- Aiee! The Phantom (H.Tapscott)
- Drunken Mary / Mary On Sunday (H.Tapscott)
- Inspiration Of Silence (E.Straughter)
- Mothership (H.Tapscott)
Among Friends – Jazz Friends Productions (JFP 004)Horace Tapscott / Sonny Simmons Quartet
CD only
Longwy, July 28, 1995
Horace Tapscott piano
Sonny Simmons alto saxophone
James Lewis bass
John Betsch drums
- Milestones (M.Davis)
- Body And Soul (J.Green/R.Sour/E.Heyman/F.Eyton)
- So What (M.Davis)
- Caravan (D.Ellington/J.Tizol/I.Mills)
What is Jazz? Festival 1996 – Knitting Factory Works (KFW 195)Various Artists
CD only
New York, June 1996
Horace Tapscott piano
Ray Drummond bass
Billy Hart drums
- Caravan (D.Ellington/I.Mills/J.Tizol)
Thoughts Of Dar Es Salaam – Arabesque Jazz (AJ0128)CD only
New York, June 30 & July 1, 1996
Horace Tapscott piano
Ray Drummond bass
Billy Hart drums
- As A Child (H.Tapscott)
- Bibi Mkuu : The Great Black Lady (A.Hines)
- Lullaby In Black (T.Greene)
- Sandy And Niles (H.Tapscott)
- Wiletta’s Walk (H.Tapscott)
- Social Call (B.Qusim)
- Oleo (S.Rollins)
- Thoughts Of Dar Es Salaam (H.Tapscott)
- Now’s The Time (C.Parker)



























































































































