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Released
  
1976

Length
  
61:45

Label
  
Enja Records

Recorded
  
June 18, 1976

Release date
  
1976

Genre
  
Free jazz

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Dark to Themselves (1976)
  
Air Above Mountains (1976)

Songs
  
Streams And Chorus Of Seed (Cecil Taylor, Raphe Malik)

Similar
  
Silent Tongues, Air Above Mountains, The World of Cecil Taylor, Solo, Cecil Taylor Unit

Cecil taylor dark to themselves


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.

Contents

Reception

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Taylor.
  1. "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

    Dark to Themselves Wikipedia