Cecil Taylor JAZZ ADVANCE (+ BONUS TRACKS) for Sale

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Cecil Taylor JAZZ ADVANCE (+ BONUS TRACKS) For Sale

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Cecil Taylor JAZZ ADVANCE (+ BONUS TRACKS):
$19.98

Cecil Taylor

JAZZ ADVANCE(+ BONUS TRACKS)

Personnel:

Steve Lacy(ss), Cecil Taylor (p), Buell Neidlinger (b), Dennis Charles (d).

Reference: FSRCD 485

Since hisfirst recordings, pianist Cecil Taylors astonishing performances were marked bysuch freedom of improvisation that careful, studied listening was required.Cecil, whose staccato burst of phrases and subtle use of motifs always implieda melody line, improvised in a manner which defied description. He wasconstantly foraging in search of the dynamically fresh in his solos. SteveLacywho made a stylistic leap in joining Taylors quartet in their embrace offree jazzis heard here also blowing a new sound through the horn. His sopranohad the virility of a tenor and the maneuverability of an alto. Theseperformances make for rewarding listening because of the constant probing anddaring of their participants.

"Today,most listeners think of Cecil Taylor as an awesome enigma. After all, it wasmore than 40 years ago that the American pianist started playing music in whichit was tough to discern a tune unless you had a brain that could slow down ared-hot rush of notes to a stroll. But Taylor was a postbopper, and a fan ofThelonius Monk, Bud Powell and Duke Ellington once - and, on these legendaryearly pieces from 1956 and 57, you can hear it. Blue Note originally releasedthis landmark set, but Fresh Sound has added some live material from the 1957Newport jazz festival. A Taylor group comprised of Buell Neidlinger on bass andDennis Charles on drums is augmented here and there by soprano saxophonistSteve Lacy; the repertoire mixes tunes by Ellington, Monk and Cole Porter withthe leader's fearlessly personal reinventions of the blues. Thelonious Monk'sBemsha Monk is played even more cryptically and succinctly, the lines breakingup into jagged fragments and jutting chords. Taylor's Charge Em Blues is a 4/4walk with a surprisingly straight Lacy sax solo, and Azure's lazily struckchords and delicate treble sounds might even remind you of Abdullah Ibrahim,until the cross-rhythmic improvised piano patterns clattering chords typical oflater Taylor emerge. A live version of Johnny Come Lately shows just howswinging Taylor could be. It's a historic document that still sounds morecontemporary than most jazz piano music being made today."

***** (5Stars)

John Fordham

The Guardian- July 11, 2008

Tracklisting:

01. BemshaSwing (Monk-West) 7:24

02. ChargeEm Blues (Taylor) 11:04

03. Azure(Ellington) 7:27

04. Song(Taylor) 5:17

05. Youd BeSo Nice To Come Home (Porter) 9:15

06. RickKick Shaw (Taylor) 6:04

07. SweetAnd Lovely (Arnheim-Tobias-Lamare) 6:36

08. JohnnyComes Lately [Live] (Strayhorn) 7:13