A.T.'s Delight
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A.T.'s Delight
- Artist: Art Taylor
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- Release Date: 1960
- Total Time: 36:37
- Type: Instrumental, Enhanced CD-ROM
- Genre: Jazz
Review
Although Art Taylor was one of the busiest modern second-generation jazz drummers, working in the studio with Coleman Hawkins, Donald Byrd, John Coltrane and many others, he only released five albums under his own name, of which A.T.'s Delight was the third. And a delight it is indeed, bright and percussive, and when conga player Carlos "Patato" Valdes joins Taylor and pianist Wynton Kelly and bassist Paul Chambers on three cuts (Thelonious Monk's "Epistrophy," "Move" and a Taylor calypso-inflected original called "Cookoo and Fungi"), the rhythm pocket opens into a deep blue sea for the horn men (Stanley Turrentine on tenor sax and Dave Burns on trumpet). "Move" does exactly that, it moves, and at a blistering pace. Monk's "Epistrophy," thanks in part to Valdes, reveals its rumba roots, and has never sounded brighter. The seldom-covered Coltrane composition "Syeeda's Song Flute" seems likewise refreshed and revived. The lone Taylor original, the driving "Cookoo and Fungi," is as sharp and alert is a kitten waking from a nap in the spring sun, and Taylor's drum solo is crisp, efficient and slides seamlessly into the calypso-informed main theme. A.T.'s Delight is a solid outing, with a wonderfully nervous but completely focused energy. ~ Steve Leggett, Rovi| A.T. Presents da Outsidaz (2004 Album by Da Outsidaz) | |
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A.T.'s Delight
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| Studio album by Art Taylor | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | August 6, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:00 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84047 |
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| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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A.T.'s Delight is an album by American drummer Art Taylor recorded and released in 1960, his only effort as a leader for Blue Note Records.[1]
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The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4 stars and stated "A.T.'s Delight is a solid outing, with a wonderfully nervous but completely focused energy".[2]
Track listing
- "Syeeda's Song Flute" (John Coltrane) – 6:35
- "Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk) – 6:52
- "Move" (Denzil Best) – 5:49
- "High Seas" (Kenny Dorham) – 6:49
- "Cookoo and Fungi" (Art Taylor) – 5:33
- "Blue Interlude" (Dorham) – 5:22
Personnel
- Art Taylor – drums
- Dave Burns – trumpet (tracks 1-4 & 6)
- Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano (tracks 1-4 & 6)
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Carlos "Patato" Valdes – conga (tracks 2, 3 & 5)
References
- ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 1, 2010
- ^ a b Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 1, 2010
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