Art Taylor - Taylor's Wailers
ARTIST.....: Art Taylor
TITLE......: Taylor's Wailers
LABEL......: Prestige
URL........: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Taylor
RIP DATE...: Jul-29-2008
STORE DATE.: 000-00-1992
GENRE......: Jazz
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 37,1 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Batland 09:53
02 - C.T.A. 04:44
03 - Exhibit A 06:16
04 - Cubano Chant 06:37
05 - Off Minor 05:39
06 - Well, You Needn't 07:55
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41:04 min
Release Notes:
by Scott Yanow
Five of the six selections on this CD reissue feature drummer Art
Taylor in an all-star sextet of mostly young players comprised of
trumpeter Donald Byrd, altoist Jackie McLean, Charlie Rouse on
tenor, pianist Ray Bryant, and bassist Wendell Marshall. Among the
highpoints of the 1957 hard bop date are the original version of
Bryant's popular "Cubano Chant" and strong renditions of two
Thelonious Monk tunes ("Off Minor" and "Well, You Needn't") cut
just prior to the pianist/composer's discovery by the jazz public.
Bryant is the most mature of the soloists, but the three horn
players were already starting to develop their own highly
individual sounds. The remaining track (a version of Jimmy Heath's
"C.T.A.") is played by the quartet of Taylor, tenor saxophonist
John Coltrane, pianist Red Garland, and bassist Paul Chambers and
is a leftover (although a good one) from another session.