Hard Driving Jazz
In 1958, Taylor recorded with saxophonist John Coltrane four pieces which are now available on this CD entitled HARD DRIVING JAZZ. In a single studio session, these two visionaries laid down material that carried jazz into completely new directions along the ‘60s. The material contains traces of swing and bop, but Coltrane and Taylor’s solos display their commitment to play beyond the songs’ melodic parameters.
Bonus album LOOKING AHEAD! is pianist Cecil Taylor's second studio album. It was recorded in 1958, when Taylor was already a controversial jazz scene figure. Earl Griffith (vibraphone) is in this record the fourth member of a quartet that includes
Taylor, Dennis Charles (drums) and Buell Neidlinger (bass).
Hard Driving Jazz
In 1958, Taylor recorded with saxophonist John Coltrane four pieces which are now available on this CD entitled HARD DRIVING JAZZ. In a single studio session, these two visionaries laid down material that carried jazz into completely new directions along the ‘60s. The material contains traces of swing and bop, but Coltrane and Taylor’s solos display their commitment to play beyond the songs’ melodic parameters.
Bonus album LOOKING AHEAD! is pianist Cecil Taylor's second studio album. It was recorded in 1958, when Taylor was already a controversial jazz scene figure. Earl Griffith (vibraphone) is in this record the fourth member of a quartet that includes
Taylor, Dennis Charles (drums) and Buell Neidlinger (bass).