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Released
  
1959

Length
  
41:47

Artist
  
The Cecil Taylor Quartet

Label
  
Compulsion

Recorded
  
June 9, 1958

Looking Ahead! (1959)
  
Stereo Drive (1959)

Release date
  
1959

Genre
  
Jazz

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Cecil taylor luyah the glorious step


Looking Ahead! is the second album by pianist Cecil Taylor, recorded for the Contemporary label in June 1958. The album features performances by Taylor with Buell Neidlinger, Denis Charles, and Earl Griffith.

Contents

Cecil taylor luyah the glorious step


Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick states "Looking Ahead! does just that while still keeping several toes in the tradition. It's an amazing document of a talent fairly straining at the reins, a meteor about to burst onto the jazz scene and render it forever changed... Looking Ahead! is a vital recording from the nascence of one of the towering geniuses of modern music and belongs in any jazz fan's collection".

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Tayor except as indicated
  1. "Luyah! The Glorious Step" - 6:25
  2. "African Violets" (Griffith, Taylor) - 5:12
  3. "Of What" - 8:18
  4. "Wallering" - 5:22
  5. "Toll" - 7:38
  6. "Excursion on a Wobbly Rail" - 9:04
  • Recorded at Nola's Penthouse Studios, NYC, June 9, 1958

    • Personnel

  • Cecil Taylor: piano
  • Buell Neidlinger: bass
  • Denis Charles: drums
  • Earl Griffith: vibes

    • Songs

    1Luyah! The Glorious Step6:30
    2African Violets5:16
    3Of What8:22

    References

    Looking Ahead! Wikipedia
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