Taylor's Wailers
Taylor's Wailers | ||||
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Studio album by Art Taylor | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | February 25, 1957 (#1, 3–6) March 22, 1957 (#2) Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:00 | |||
Label | Prestige PRLP 7117 | |||
Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
Art Taylor chronology | ||||
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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.[1]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
MusicHound Jazz | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [5] |
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow singled out the renditions of Bryant's "Cubano Chant" and Monk's "Off Minor" and "Well, You Needn't" for praise, and wrote: "Bryant is the most mature of the soloists, but the three horn players were already starting to develop their own highly individual sounds."[2]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album a "well-cooked hard-bop session," and stated that Taylor's playing is "authoritative, although some of his mannerisms leave him a degree short of the single-minded drive of Art Blakey."[4]
A writer for Billboard noted the music's "open, throbbing swing," and commented: "Rouse and... Byrd are in especially fine form; Taylor, his forceful, tasteful self."[6]
Track listing
- "Batland" (Lee Sears) – 9:52
- "C.T.A." (Jimmy Heath) – 4:43
- "Exhibit A" (Sears) – 6:16
- "Cubano Chant" (Bryant) – 6:36
- "Off Minor" (Monk) – 5:38
- "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
References
- ^ At JazzDisco
- ^ a b AllMusic Review
- ^ Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (1998). MusicHound: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer. p. 1096.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (8th ed.). Penguin. p. 1265.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 645.
- ^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". Billboard. December 30, 1957. p. 43.
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