Dissent or Descent

Dissent of Descent
Studio album by
Horace Tapscott
Released1998
Recorded1984 in NYC
GenreJazz
Length77:08
LabelNimbus West
NS 509 C
ProducerTom Albach
Horace Tapscott chronology
The Tapscott Sessions Vol. 8
(1984) 		Dissent of Descent
(1998) 		The Dark Tree
(1989)

Dissent or Descent is an album by American jazz pianist/composer Horace Tapscott recorded in 1984 but not released on the Nimbus West label until 1998.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Don Snowden stating, "Tapscott's playing with the trio is fairly muted, with more emphasis put on his formidable melodic gifts than any virtuoso turns. Dissent or Descent may not be the best music any of these musicians created but it's a good example of solid, tasteful professionalism".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Tapscott except as indicated

  1. "As a Child" - 7:09
  2. "Sandy and Niles" - 7:33
  3. "To the Great House" - 11:57
  4. "Spellbound" (Clifford Jordan) - 14:14
  5. "Ballad for Samuel" - 7:45
  6. "Ruby, My Dear" (Thelonious Monk) - 10:23
  7. "Chico's Back in Town" - 8:07

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Horace Tapscott discography accessed February 5, 2015
  2. ^ a b Snowden, D., Allmusic Review accessed February 5, 2015
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1373. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.