Cecil Taylor - The World Of Cecil Taylor
Piano – Cecil Taylor [click here to see more vinyl featuring Cecil Taylor]
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp (A1, B2) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Archie Shepp]
Bass – Buell Neidlinger
Drums – Dennis Charles
Composed by Cecil Taylor (A1, A3, B1), Oscar Hammerstein II (A2), Richard Rodgers (A2), Jerome Moross (B2), John Latouche (B2)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Candid
Original Label : Candid
Recorded at Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, New York City, October 12th and 13th 1960
Engineered by Bob D'Orleans
Produced by Nat Hentoff
Remastered by Bernie Grundman
Design by Frank Gauna
Liner Notes by Buell Neidlinger, Martin Williams, Nat Hentoff
Originally released in 1961
Reissued in March 2023
Track :
Side A:
- Air
- This Nearly Was Mine
- Port of Call
Side B:
- E.B.
- Lazy Afternoon
Reviews :
“From the opening patterns of Denis Charles' drums on the title cut, the listener knows he/she is in for something special. One can only imagine what the reaction of the average jazz fan was in 1960 when this session was recorded. This is a wonderful document from early in Taylor's career, when he was midway between modernist approaches to standard material and his own radical experiments that would come to full fruition a few years hence. The quartet, rounded out by the youthful Archie Shepp (playing only on "Air" and "Lazy Afternoon") and bassist Buell Neidlinger, is already quite comfortable at pushing the boundaries of the period, giving an almost cursory reading of the themes before leaping into improvisation. The standard "This Nearly Was Mine" is explored gorgeously and with strong romanticism by Taylor, giving perhaps an indication of the source of the brief, blissful encores he would offer up to end his solo concerts in coming decades. "Port of Call" and "Eb" are both utter masterpieces showing Taylor already maintaining an unheard of mastery of the piano, musical ideas darting like sparks from his fingertips. What's extra amazing is how deeply entrenched the blues feel and pulse are in this music, already bound for the further reaches of abstraction. They never left Taylor, although many listeners have difficulty discerning them. This session, which has been released under numerous guises, is an especially fine introduction to his work, keeping enough of a foot in "traditional" jazz forms to offer one purchase while dangling breathtaking visions of the possible within one's reach. A classic recording that belongs in anyone's collection.” AllMusic Review by Brian Olewnick
Rating :
Discogs : 4.8 / 5 ; AllMusic : 4.5 / 5