Cecil Taylor

• INCLUDES 3 BONUS TRACKS

• 12-page booklet

• 5 stars penguin guide to jazz

This release presents the complete original LP The World of Cecil Taylor (Candid 9006), which was the first album recorded by Cecil Taylor for the legendary Candid label. The group consists of the Cecil Taylor Trio, with Buell Neidlinger on bass and Dennis Charles on drums, plus Archie Shepp on tenor sax joining them on two songs. An extra song and two alternate takes from the same sessions have been added here as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

• Archie Shepp (tenor sax, on “Air” and “Lazy Afternoon” only)
• Cecil Taylor (piano)
• Buell Neidlinger (bass)
• Dennis Charles (drums)
• Sunny Murray (drums) replaces Dennis Charles on “Number One” only.

New York, October 12 & 13, 1960.

TRACKS:

• 01 AIR [take 28]
• 02 THIS NEARLY WAS MINE
• 03 PORT OF CALL [take 2]
• 04 E.B. [take 2]
• 05 LAZY AFTERNOON
• 06 NUMBER ONE (*)
• 07 AIR [take 29] (*)
• 08 PORT OF CALL [take 3] (*)

• TOTAL TIME: 72:37
• (*) BONUS TRACKS: From the same sessions, but not included on the original LP.