Cecil Taylor:

1955 - 1961

Recorded in 1955, 1960 & 1961
Cecil Taylor piano Buell Neidlinger (except 9) bass Dennis Charles (1, 4-8) drums Steve Lacy (2, 7) soprano saxophone Archie Shepp (2, 3, 8) alto & tenor saxophones Billy Higgins (2, 3) drums Clark Terry (2) trumpet Roswell Rudd (2) trombone Charles Davis (2) baritone saxophone

Ind. Title Composer Dur.
1/ Bemsha Swing Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best 7:24
2/ Things Ain't What They Used To Be Duke Ellington 10:08
3/ Cindy's Main Mood Neidlinger, Taylor, Higgins 5:13
4/ Sweet And Lovely Arnheim, Tobias, Lamare 6:38
5/ Air Cecil Taylor 8:48
6/ Azure Duke Ellington 7:29
7/ Charge 'Em Blues Cecil Taylor 11:07
8/ Port Of Call 4:20
9/ You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To Porter 9:20

Recorded live: (1,4,6,7,9) in Boston on December 10, 1955; (2) in New York on January 10, 1961; (3) in New York on January 9, 1961; (5,8) in New York on October 12-13, 1960.

Note: all these tracks can be found on other Cecil Taylor's recordings.