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Released
  
1957

Taylor's Wailers (1957)
  
Taylor's Tenors (1959)

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Prestige Records

Length
  
41:00

Artist
  
Art Taylor

Producer
  
Bob Weinstock

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
February 25, 1957 (#1, 3-6) March 22, 1957 (#2) Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack

Similar
  
Art Taylor albums, Jazz albums

Taylor's Wailers is the debut album by drummer Art Taylor, released in 1957 on Prestige. It features tracks recorded mainly on February 25, 1957 plus a track from a different session featuring John Coltrane on saxophone.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Batland" (Lee Sears) - 9:52
  2. "C.T.A." (Jimmy Heath) - 4:43
  3. "Exhibit A" (Sears) - 6:16
  4. "Cubano Chant" (Bryant) - 6:36
  5. "Off Minor" (Monk) - 5:38
  6. "Well You Needn't" (Monk) - 7:55

Personnel

Tracks 1, 3-6

  • Art Taylor - drums
  • Donald Byrd - trumpet
  • Jackie McLean - alto sax
  • Charlie Rouse - tenor sax
  • Ray Bryant - piano
  • Wendell Marshall - bass

    • Track 2

  • Art Taylor - drums
  • John Coltrane - tenor sax
  • Red Garland - piano
  • Paul Chambers - bass

    • Songs

    1Batland9:53
    2CTA4:44
    3Exhibit A6:16

    References

    Taylor's Wailers Wikipedia
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