Songs of the Unsung

Songs of the Unsung
Studio album by Horace Tapscott
Released 1978
Recorded February 18, 1978 at United Western Recorders in Hollywood, California
Genre Jazz
Label Interplay
IP-7714
Producer Horace Tapscott and Toshiya Taenaka
Horace Tapscott chronology
The Giant is Awakened
(1969)The Giant is Awakened1969		 Songs of the Unsung
(1978)		 In New York
(1979)In New York1979

Songs of the Unsung is a solo album by American jazz pianist/composer Horace Tapscott recorded in 1978 and released on the Interplay label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it "A fine outing that, if it were in-print, could serve as a fairly accessible introduction to the masterful pianist".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Tapscott except as indicated

  1. "Song of the Unsung" - 3:39
  2. "Blue Essence" (Samuel R. Browne) - 3:51
  3. "Bakai" (Cal Massey) - 5:55
  4. "In Times Like These" (Lester Robinson) - 7:01
  5. "Mary on Sunday" - 3:22
  6. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 6:34
  7. "The Goat and Ram Jam" (Jesse Sharps) - 5:01
  8. "Something for Kenny" (Elmo Hope) - 5:58

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Horace Tapscott discography accessed February 5, 2015
  2. ↑ Interplay Records discography accessed May 9, 2017
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed February 5, 2015
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