It Is in the Brewing Luminous

It is in the Brewing Luminous
Live album by Cecil Taylor
Released	1981
Recorded	February 8 & 9, 1980
Genre	Free jazz
Label	Hat Hut
Cecil Taylor chronology
Historic Concerts (1978) It is in the Brewing Luminous (1980) Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! (1980)
CD Reissue cover

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

It is in the Brewing Luminous is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded at Fat Tuesdays, NYC, on February 8 & 9, 1980 and released on the Hat Hut label. The album features performances by Taylor with Jimmy Lyons, Ramsey Ameen, Alan Silva, Jerome Cooper and Sunny Murray. The album was originally released as a double LP featuring then rereleased as a single CD.^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Not too surprisingly, the playing is quite intense and dense with only a few moments of lyricism popping through. Taylor sounds very much like a human dynamo while Lyons' solos are full of fragile beauty. This is brilliant music that will not sound "safe" or "easy listening" even a century from now".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Taylor.

1. "It Is in the Brewing Luminous, Part 1" - 34:59
2. "It Is in the Brewing Luminous, Part 2" - 33:59

• Recorded at Fat Tuesdays, NYC, on February 8 & 9, 1980

Personnel

• Cecil Taylor: piano, vocals
• Jimmy Lyons: alto saxophone
• Raphe Malik: trumpet
• Ramsey Ameen: violin
• Alan Silva: bass, cello
• Jerome Cooper: drums, balaphone
• Sunny Murray: drums

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. Cecil Taylor Sessionography accessed 15 July 2009.
4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 15 July 2009