Biographical Summary
Personal History:
Born: April 6, 1934, Houston, Texas.
Education: Jefferson High School, Los Angeles; Los
Angeles City College.
Spouse: Cecilia Payne Tapscott, married 1953, nine
children.
Military Career: United States Air Force, 3450th Air
Force Band, 1953-57.
Career History:
- Trombonist, Lionel Hampton band, 1958-61.
- Leader, Pan-Afrikan People's Arkestra, 1962-present.
- Leader, Horace Tapscott Trio, Quintet, etc.
Selected Recordings:
As leader:
- At the Crossroads, Nimbus Records.
- Flight 17, Nimbus Records.
- The Giant Is Awakened, Flying Dutchman
Records.
- Horace Tapscott in New York, Interplay
Records.
- Live at Lobero: Volume 1, Nimbus Records.
- Live at Lobero: Volume 2, Nimbus
Records.
As sideman:
- New Frontier with the Lou Blackburn
Quintet, Imperial Records.
- One Note Samba with the Lou Blackburn
Quintet, Imperial Records.