{"product_id":"pan-afrikan-peoples-arkestra-live-at-widney-high-december-26-1971-2xlp","title":"Pan-Afrikan People's Arkestra - Live at Widney High December 26, 1971 2xLP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn a Sunday in the early '70s in South LA one could easily find themselves experiencing the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e doing what they do for the community, performing incredible music. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLive at Widney High December 26th, 1971\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a previously unreleased PAPA recording. It finds director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHorace Tapscott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e conducting the band at Widney Career Preparatory and Transition Center, a special-education magnet high school in Los Angeles. The band played shows here between 1970 and '72, often sharing the bill with contemporaries \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Carter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBobby Bradford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's group, and at one point the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun-Ra Arkestra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. These weekend shows were free and meant for the surrounding Black community. On this date the PAPA performed a range of compositions from the Ark's expansive songbook, including arrangements of tunes by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePharoah Sanders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The album's first single, Tapscott's arrangement of Coltrane's \"Equinox,\" is one of many Coltrane compositions the Arkestra performed, as the most forward-thinking jazz player of the time was a consistent inspiration for the Ark. It's second single, \"The Creator Has A Master Plan\" demonstrates Tapscott's simplicity along with the band's fiery pace and feeling. The track list is completed by traditional spiritual \"Motherless Child,\" and a medley of two compositions by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerbert Baker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the Arkestra's young pianists who passed in a car accident at age 17; \"Little A's Chant,\" with lyrics written and sang by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Hill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the hypnotic \"Flight 17\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forced Exposure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44987448983760,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/4201\/4416\/files\/panafrikan.jpg?v=1776193539","url":"https:\/\/www.grapefruitrecordclub.com\/products\/pan-afrikan-peoples-arkestra-live-at-widney-high-december-26-1971-2xlp","provider":"Grapefruit Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}