Cecil Taylor Questions

[king ubu]

Sure someone here can help:

Over at the other board, I remember having read about the drummer on "Jazz Advance" no being Dennis Charles (but Rudy Collins, if I remember correctly). Is that so? Why is Charles listed?

Then: I missed the Candid Mosaic and would be very glad if someone could provide a complete Candid discography. I checked some online sources and the five single discs I have and there are some contradictions (live my "World of C.T." lists a November date, while the online source I found have the "World of C.T." tracks listed with the October 12/13 sessions which yielded the music on the CD "Air". Then The Drummer for the Tracks Number One, tks 1 & 2, This Nearly Was Mine and Air tk9 is "possibly Sunny Murray replacing Charles" etc etc.) Anyone has some more or less correct information on these dates?

thanks!

ubu

[Chuck Nessa]

Rudy Collins is the drummer on Love For Sale (not the listed DC). Charles is on Jazz Advance.

World of CT and Air were recorded 10 - 12/13 - 60. The November listing is a mistake. The other 3 Candids were all done in January of 1961.

[king ubu]

Thanks, Chuck! So it was "Love for Sale". And thanks about the Candid dates.

David: money won't allow ebay (and that particular seller ships US only, so no need to try for me being from Switzerland), but thanks nevertheless!

ubu

[JohnS]

The individual Candid reissue cds are supposedly still available in the UK. You could try emailing Alan Bates at alanbates@candidrecords.com to check availability.

Edited June 11, 2003 by JohnS

[king ubu]

The individual Candid reissue cds are supposedly still available in the UK.

Thanks, John! I got these!

ubu

[Late]

Inspired by this thread, I just listened to Love for Sale. What a great record. I wish Taylor would have further explored this mode — essentially meaning, single note lines (with the occasional cluster) against a swinging backdrop. While I certainly like later Taylor too (q.v. Willisau), I have a particular soft spot for the music on Jazz Advance and Love for Sale. It seems there are countless pianists heavily influenced by Taylor from about 1970 on, but I've never heard a pianist take up and extend the materials that Taylor explored in the late 50's.