In fact, the album is dedicated on the back to Horace - it reads: 'I send a very special message of peace & love to Horace Tapscott whose dedication inspired my musical awareness.' I'm sure the same could be said for most jazz musicians fortunate enough to hear the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra in their heyday. Nimbus was a Jazz record label out of Santa Barbara in the 70s and 80s, famous (to me at least) for releasing some of Horace Tapscott's music. The cover was enough to pique my interest, but the label is what sealed the deal. The first was Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin's Je'Taime, and the second was this gem.

I mainly struck out, but the two LP's I did find made it worth spending my lunch break getting my fingers dirty. I had actually been to Stockton for work a couple times before Andrew moved there, and took those opportunities to hit a couple of the Goodwill's that were in the same strip mall's where I was counting lightbulbs (and such). Until now! Andrew graciously agreed to take care of a couple thousand LP's for me while I roamed the rest of the country, and I'm sure he'd play a few for any of you if you found yourself anywhere near there (but not this one, I took it with me). It's not a terrible place, it's just not a destination, per se. Originally uploaded by lllloydMy dear friend Andrew Schneiderman recently found gainful employment at the Dave Brubeck Institute at the University of the Pacific - which is one of the few good excuses to move to Stockton.

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