oh, horace tapscott, yeah. michael on tape: yeah, yeah, yeah. applause] michael: there were stages of our relationship. first i was an admirer, of course, going to see him play once i got hip to the pan afrikan peoples performing in my neighborhood. so i was like, what, a free concert? near the hood? so me and my friends went. as i was in the band, he became a mentor, and then started playing with him as his right-hand man saxophone player. he became my best friend. man: it's an honor for me this afternoon to be able to introduce the legendary horace tapscott and michael session, the session master heir apparent, on saxophone. michael: and one day horace came to my room, came up the stairs and said, "hey, buckwheat, i had a talk with the spirits last night, and the direction of the ark depends on you." man: can you tell me something about your relationship with horace tapscott? michael: how can i word this? just been a total honor to be here today to give props to a man that is more of a father to me than--how do you even say? and we just gonna