"....The Dark Tree, is one of the best examples of Tapscott's work, capturing him live at a local club with a quartet featuring clarinetist John Carter, another equally great West Coast jazz musician whom fame somehow eluded. (Other members of the quartet are long-time collaborator, drummer Andrew Cyrille, and bassist Cecil McBee.) The pianist shows his feathers on piece after piece (most of which were written by him), in which he is as comfortable with post-bop runs as he is with their avant-garde implications". 1989 release by this under-recorded LA musician.

Digipak has a few scuffs. One disc has quite a few marks but plays fine. Grading is cautious to allow for this.

• 1-1 The Dark Tree
• 1-2 Sketches Of Drunken Mary
• 1-3 Lino's Pad
• 1-4 One For Lately
• 2-1 Sandy And Niles
• 2-2 Bavarian Mist
• 2-3 The Dark Tree 2
• 2-4 A Dress For Renee
• 2-5 Nyja's Theme