Mike Taylor

A lost set of modernist piano jazz from the British scene of the late 60s -- very much in the mode of the best American work of the time by pianists like Steve Kuhn or Don Friedman!

Taylor's got an incredible touch on the keys -- a post-Bill Evans mode that uses space as much a sound, and which paints in broad colors and tones that seem to glisten in their own unique place in the musical spectrum. The sound is free, but never too "out" -- and the trio performs a number of strong originals like "Just A Blues", "Two Autumns", "Guru", and "Abena" -- plus completely transformed versions of "Stella By Starlight" and "All The Things You Are".

PERSONNEL:

• Mike Taylor - (piano)
• Jack Bruce or Ron Rubin - (bass)
• John Hiseman - (drums)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. All The Things You Are
• A2. Just A Blues
• A3. While My Lady Sleeps
• A4. The End Of A Love Affair

• SIDE B
• B1. Two Autumns
• B2. Guru
• B3. Stella By Starlight
• B4. Abena