Dark to Themselves

Dark to Themselves
Live album by Cecil Taylor
Released	1976
Recorded	June 18, 1976
Genre	Free jazz
Length	61:45
Label	Enja
Cecil Taylor chronology
Silent Tongues (1974) Dark to Themselves (1976) Air Above Mountains (1976)

Dark to Themselves is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded at the Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Yugoslavia on June 18, 1976 and released on the Enja label. The album features one continuous performance by Taylor with Raphe Malik, Jimmy Lyons, David S. Ware and Marc Edwards.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awards it 4.5 stars, stating: "Listeners with very open ears and longtime fans of Cecil Taylor can consider this explosive performance to be essential".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Taylor.

1. "Streams and Chorus of Seed" - 61:45

• Recorded at the Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Yugoslavia on June 18, 1976

Personnel

• Cecil Taylor: piano
• Jimmy Lyons: alto saxophone
• Raphe Malik: trumpet
• David S. Ware: tenor saxophone
• Marc Edwards: drums

References

1. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 14 July 2009