
Ira John Rapson, III (b. February 4, 1953, Gary, Indiana) is an American jazz trombonist and educator. Discography Bu-Wah (Nine Winds, 1986) Bing (Sound Aspects, 1990) Dances & Orations (Music & Arts, 1996) Water and Blood (Nine Winds, 2001) Rapson began on piano at age five before switching to trombone. He studied at Westmont College, graduating in 1976, then took his MA in composition at California State University. Rapson taught at Westmont from 1980 to 1990, concurrently playing in Los Angeles with Vinny Golia (1979–1990).
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Ladies in Their Sensitivities
Parlor Song
Butterflies
Nesta Rua Onde Mora Coltrane
Waltz Of The Affinities
Bing
Flurry
Tucking Einstein In
Real Reality
Three Things For The Practitioner
Paradox
Moses on Call Waiting
Lugares Familiares
A Bb Eclecticum of Monkisms (Misterioso / Briliant Corners / Rhythm-a-Ning)
O Coelho e a Pinga
Percussion, rebeca, bass & saxophone segment, O Passarinho
Now, Almost
Rosewood and Palms
Shaking The Dreams From A Bedspread
Full Menu
Cobalt Purview
Waking in a Strange Bed
Strut
Pork for Popcorn
Mo Scatters The Morning
All Options Loaded
Fanfare and Spectacle
Scamper, Bob and Weave
E.A.R. (Mark # 10)
As Dunas de Natal
O Passarinho em Olinda
Deft Purpose
Sanguine Expectation
Dodging The Torrent
A Bb Eclecticum Of Monkisms
Baffled Question
Up Jumped Snap
Hold The Fort
Fully Fenced
Sarau
The Next Cycle From The Corridor
The Rumbolz Ramble and March
Mistério e Maneiras
Um Vórtice Dele Mesmo
Beyond The Ritual Distance
Better Than Truth, Bigger Than Life
The Proffered Kiss
Original drum solo, Os Dias
Original saxophone solo, O Passarinho
Bass & saxophone segment, O Passarinho
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