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Recorded in 1983. Not available on CD.
On Volume 3 (April 1983), Tapscott plays his compositions exclusively. He opens with the joyous "The Tuus", a breezy selection where he is able to scramble over the breadth of the keyboard spewing out reams of dancing notes; but just as quickly, he recedes into an introverted mood where reflective thought patterns dominate the landscape. This alternating pattern of lighthearted musings replaced with pensive deliberation appears regularly in the work of Tapscott. He conveys the image of a man torn between the good in the world and the known evil. Oddly, though, when he sinks into his "Reflections of Self", the scale is heavily tipped to the darker end of the spectrum. The intensity builds during the piece, but it remains mired in the deep recesses of his mind where lightness is not a factor. His concept of the blues on "Kopkee's Blues" is also tainted with dense shades more indicative of the racial origins of the musical form than the bouncy interpretations that succeeded it. He rises from the depression somewhat on the closing "After the Storm" to exude a glimmer of hope even though the song is devoid of gaiety. Mood swings are pervasive in his work, which is a quality that magnetically draws one to his music. |