Dark to Themselves
| Dark to Themselves | ||||
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| Live album by Cecil Taylor | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | June 18, 1976 | |||
| Genre | Free jazz | |||
| Length | 61:45 | |||
| Label | Enja | |||
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Dark to Themselves is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded at the Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Yugoslavia on June 18, 1976 and released on the Enja label. The album features one continuous performance by Taylor with Raphe Malik, Jimmy Lyons, David S. Ware and Marc Edwards.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awards it 4.5 stars, stating: "Listeners with very open ears and longtime fans of Cecil Taylor can consider this explosive performance to be essential".[1]
Track listing
- All compositions by Cecil Taylor.
- "Streams and Chorus of Seed" - 61:45
- Recorded at the Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Yugoslavia on June 18, 1976
Personnel
- Cecil Taylor: piano
- Jimmy Lyons: alto saxophone
- Raphe Malik: trumpet
- David S. Ware: tenor saxophone
- Marc Edwards: drums
References
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 14 July 2009
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 189. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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