Tapscott, Horace -with The Pan-afrikan Peoples Arkestra-
Live At I.u.c.c. (3lp)
This superb rare, deep and spiritual jazz opus album was recorded at the Immanuel United Church of Christ, Los Angeles, in 1979, and has been unavailable on vinyl for over 40 years. The music of Horace Tapscott and The Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra is part Sun Ra Arkestra, part John Coltrane, part Art Ensemble Of Chicago. This ground-breaking and monumental album (released here for the first time ever on expanded triple vinyl) explores the multi-faceted deep and spiritual jazz of Tapscott - Afro-centric rhythms, hypnotic bass lines, Tapscott's stabbing modal piano playing and stunning flute and horn arrangements. 'The Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra - Live At I.U.C.C.' is a true high point in the cannon of great independent underground jazz music recorded during this era.