John Tapscott

Discs 1 & 2

Yes, sad new. R.I.P. I have several examples of John's playing in my collection, CD's under his own name and as a sideman with Danny D'Imperio and others. A real bopper. There are several examples on YouTube of John soloing with the Buddy Rich Killer Force Band in '77-'78. He shared solo duties in the Rich Band with another excellent trumpet player named Mike McGovern.

Recently: Now:

I expected the Schnitter recording to be a hard bop date, but it's quite different. Others' mileage may vary, but I didn't find it as musically satisfying as the early Muse LP's he made. Now: followed by

👍 Now: Regarding the recent thread about these releases, this is a pretty good one, I think.

I really like this one too. Excellent band. The opening track is called "Hark, the Duke's Trumpets" with no trumpet sounds at all. The tune was as yet untitled so I suspect Duke gave it this impromptu title as the trumpets filed on stage, late.

Discs 2&3

A wonderful recording.

I really like this one.