Horace Tapscott Quintet: the Giant Is Awakened

SELLING POINTS Horace Tapscott Quintet: • The Release of The Giant Is Awakened in 1969 on the Flying Dutchman Label Did Indeed Herald the Arrival of a Giant in West Coast Jazz The Giant Is Awakened • Pianist/Composer/Bandleader Horace Tapscott Went On to Form the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, or P.A.P.A., Its Name a Homage to (Limited Neon Green Vinyl Edition) Tapscott’s Like-Minded Predecessor and Peer, Sun Ra STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 28, 2020 • P.A.P.A. in Turn Became Part of a Larger Umbrella Arts Organization, Union of God’s Musicians and Artists Ascension (UGMAA), The title of Horace Tapscott’s debut release is SONGS Which Enlisted Musicians, Singers, and Poets apt, if not self-referential, for indeed a giant of to Celebrate African-American Music West Coast jazz had awakened with this, the Side One • Under Tapscott’s Leadership, UGMAA Fostered pianist/composer/bandleader’s 1969 album the Careers of Such Notable Jazz Musicians as for the Flying Dutchman label. Tapscott went 1. The Giant Is Awakened Arthur Blythe, David Murray, Butch Morris, 2. For Fats Wilber Morris, Jimmy Woods, Nate Morgan, on to form two groups crucial to the flowering and Sinclair Greenwell, Jr. (a.k.a. Guido of modern jazz in the Los Angeles area, the Sinclair) Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (or P.A.P.A.; the Side Two • Arthur Blythe Appears on The Giant Is name is an homage to Tapscott’s predecessor 1. The Dark Tree Awakened Billed as Black Arthur Blythe and peer, Sun Ra), which eventually became 2. Niger’s Theme part of a larger umbrella organization, Union of God’s Musicians and Artists 1969 Flying Dutchman Records, Licensed from Ace Records, Ltd. Records, Ace from Licensed Records, Dutchman Flying 1969 Records Dutchman Flying • Fellow UGMAA Member, Writer Stanley Crouch, p Contributes Liner Notes Ascension (UGMAA). Out of UGMAA came a host of LA-bred musicians, singers, and poets, including Arthur Blythe (who goes by Black Arthur Blythe on this recording),FLYNN ROBERT DESIGN: COVER & LINER PHOTOGRAPHS: IRV GLASER IRV PHOTOGRAPHS: LINER & COVER • Both P.A.P.A. and UGMAA Were Huge Influences BRACKLETT EDDIE ENGINEER: Stanley Crouch (who wrote the original liner notes), David Murray, Butch Morris,THIELE WilberBOB by Produced on Kamasi Washington, Whose Vision of a EVERETT BROWN: drums BROWN: EVERETT WALTER SAVAGE: bass SAVAGE: WALTER Large, Los Angeles Community-Based Morris, Jimmy Woods, Nate Morgan, and Sinclair Greenwell, Jr. (a.k.a. Guido Sinclair).bass BRYANT: DAVID BLACK ARTHUR BLYTHE: alto sax alto BLYTHE: ARTHUR BLACK HORACE TAPSCOTT: piano TAPSCOTT: HORACE Ensemble Owes a Lot to Tapscott NIGER’S THEME NIGER’S And anchoring it all was Tapscott himself; as Kamasi Washington, whose vision TREE ofDARK aTHE FOR FATS FOR • Original Copies of The Giant Is Awakened large, Los Angeles community-based ensemble echoes that of P.A.P.A. and UGMAA, AWAKENED IS GIANT THE Fetch Hundreds of Dollars said in 2015: “Horace is one of the most important figures in the foundation of music • First-Ever LP Reissue in L.A., from both a purely musically and socially conscious perspective.” Now, Real Gone Music is proud to present the first-ever LP reissue ofThe Giant Is Awakened • Original Gatefold Album Art Featuring Crouch’s Notes (original copies go for hundreds of dollars), taken from high-resolution audio sources and complete with original gatefold artwork. Neon green vinyl pressing limited to 1000 • Lacquers Cut from High Resolution Audio copies…a foundational document of West Coast modern jazz! Sources REAL GONE MUSIC HORTACE TAPSCOTT QUINTET - THE GIANT IS AWAKENED RGM-1012 AWAKENED THE GIANT IS QUINTET - TAPSCOTT REAL GONE MUSIC HORTACE • Neon Green Vinyl Pressing • Limited to 1000 Copies • Released to Honor Black History Month iBarcoder Trial " !"#$! #%#%& " UPC: 848064010128 FORMAT: Regular Weight Neon Green Vinyl PACKAGING: Gatefold LP Jacket LIMITED EDITION: 1000 Copies BOX LOT: 30.

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