The World Of Cecil Taylor (LP)

Cecil Taylor – The World Of Cecil Taylor

· DELUXE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
· 180-gram pure virgin vinyl LP in Gatefold packaging
· IMAGES BY ICONIC JAZZ PHOTOGRAPHER FRANCIS WOLF
· 5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

"The World of Cecil Taylor" was the pianist’s first LP for the short-lived Candid label. Cecil Taylor’s work for the label took place during the first years of his career as a leader. At the time he taped The World of Cecil Taylor, he had only recorded four albums: Jazz Advance (1956), Looking Ahead! (1958), Hard Driving Jazz (1958) with John Coltrane, and Love for Sale (1959). Some of the numbers the pianist chose to release were improvised one-takes, while others were tried various times. The most notable case is that of “Air”, for which 29 takes were needed in order to produce the master take approved by Taylor." - JAZZ IMAGES

PERSONNEL:
CECIL TAYLOR, piano
ARCHIE SHEPP, tenor sax (on “Air” and “Lazy Afternoon” only)
BUELL NEIDLINGER, bass
DENNIS CHARLES, drums
New York, October 12 (A2 & B1-B2) & October 13 (A1, A3), 1960.

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Tracklisting:

A1. AIR
A2. THIS NEARLY WAS MINE
A3. PORT OF CALL

B1. E.B.
B2. LAZY AFTERNOON