''Songs of the Unsung'' is a solo album by American jazz pianist/composer

Horace Tapscott Horace Elva Tapscott (April 6, 1934 – February 27, 1999) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He formed the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (also known as P.A.P.A., or The Ark) in 1961 and led the ensemble through the 1990s. Early lif ...

recorded in 1978 and released on the Interplay label.Horace Tapscott discography
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Reception

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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".Yanow, S.,

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Track listing

''All compositions by Horace Tapscott except as indicated'' # "Song of the Unsung" - 3:39 # "Blue Essence" (Samuel R. Browne) - 3:51 # "Bakai" ( Cal Massey) - 5:55 # "In Times Like These" (Lester Robinson) - 7:01 # "Mary on Sunday" - 3:22 # " Lush Life" ( Billy Strayhorn) - 6:34 # "The Goat and Ram Jam" (Jesse Sharps) - 5:01 # "Something for Kenny" (

Elmo Hope St. Elmo Sylvester Hope (June 27, 1923 – May 19, 1967) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, chiefly in the bebop and hard bop genres. He grew up playing and listening to jazz and classical music with Bud Powell, and both were ...

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Personnel

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

References

{{Authority control Horace Tapscott albums 1978 albums Interplay Records albums Solo piano jazz albums