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Taylor's Tenors
1959 studio album by Art Taylor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Taylor's Tenors is the second studio album by drummer Art Taylor. It was recorded and released in 1959 for Prestige sub-label New Jazz, as NJ 8219. The album was reissued on CD once in 1995.[1]
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In a review for AllMusic, Al Campbell noted that although Taylor "played on a multitude of classic jazz sessions," he "only managed to release a few dates as a leader." He described the album as "an insightful yet swinging hard bop conversation."[2]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album a "cracker," and wrote: "Rouse didn't often have to play in two-tenor situations, but he acquits himself with honour against Foster, who moves like a particularly dangerous big cat through Taylor's flashing rhythms... Forty minutes or so of this sort of thing is enough; and this is just right."[4]
Chris Hovan of MusicHound Jazz stated: "Taylor's Tenors is essentially a blowing session, but what a fine one it is! Charlie Rouse and Frank Foster make a killer tenor pair, and pianist Walter Davis is no slouch either."[3]
A writer for Billboard called the album "a happy session," and noted that the tenor players "have a good blowing time." They commented: "All of the tunes are originals, and they move."[6]
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Track listing
- "Rhythm-A-Ning" (Monk) - 6:51
- "Little Chico" (Rouse) - 5:03
- "Cape Millie" (Walter Davis Jr.) - 6:15
- "Straight No Chaser" (Monk) - 5:43
- "Fidel" (Jackie McLean) - 6:51
- "Dacor" (Art Taylor) - 5:34
Personnel
- Art Taylor - drums
- Frank Foster, Charlie Rouse - tenor sax
- Walter Davis Jr. - piano
- Sam Jones - bass
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