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Horace Tapscott's Giant Re-Awakened In A Reissue

Published January 6, 2015 at 1:36 PM EST

Horace Tapscott led a big band in 1969, but his debut was for a quintet drawn from its ranks. Fresh Air jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a reissue of The Giant is Awakened.

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