Air Above Mountains

Air Above Mountains
Live album by Cecil Taylor
Recorded	August 20, 1976
Genre	Free jazz
Length	76:15
Label	Enja
Cecil Taylor chronology
Dark to Themselves (1976) Air Above Mountains (1976) Cecil Taylor Unit (1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Air Above Mountains is a live album by Cecil Taylor performing a solo piano concert recorded at the Moosham Castle in Langau, Austria on August 20, 1976. It features Taylor's five-movement work "Silent Tongues" along with two encores.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Except for some brief moments, his music is quite intense, percussive, crowded and overflowing with passion. Taylor's longtime fans will find much to marvel at while newcomers to his music are advised instead to check out his earlier (and less dissonant) sessions from the 1950s first".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Taylor

1. "Air Above Mountains (Buildings Within) part 1" – 44:22
2. "Air Above Mountains (Buildings Within) part 2" – 31:53
   • Recorded at the Moosham Castle in Langau, Austria on August 20, 1976

Personnel

• Cecil Taylor – piano

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 189. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 14 July 2009