🎷 AotW: Jazz Cecil Taylor - IN FLORESCENCE (SP-5286)

[Captain Bacardi]

Cecil Taylor
IN FLORESCENCE
A&M SP-5286

Released 1990

Format: Vinyl/CD/Cassette

Produced by John Snyder
Executive Producer: Steve Ralbovsky

Songs:

• 1. J. - 2:52
  2. Pethro Visiting The Abyss - 7:08
  3. Saita - 3:00
  4. For Steve McCall (Gregg Bendian) - 1:00
  5. In Florescence - 3:02
  6. Ell Moving Track - 5:15
  7. Sirenes 1/3 - :48
  8. Anast In Crisis Mouthful Of Fresh Cut Flowers (William Parker) - 3:37
  9. Leaf Taken Horn - 4:52
  10. Entity (Gregg Bendian) - 2:32
  11. Charles And Thee - 8:00
  12. Chal Chuiatlichue Goddess Of Green Flowing Waters - 11:29
  13. Morning Of Departure - 3:13
  14. Feng Shui (Cecil Taylor/Gregg Bendian/William Parker) - 4:35
  
  All songs written by Cecil Taylor except where indicated.

Musicians:
Cecil Taylor - Piano, Voice, Prepared Piano (12)
Gregg Bendian - Percussion, Voice (12)
William Parker - Bass, Voice & Percussion (12)

Recorded June 8, 1989 at RCA Recording Studios, New York City
Engineered by Joe Lopes, assisted by Jay Newland
Vocal introductions recorded Septamber 9, 1989 at RCA Recording Studios, New York City, engineered by Jay Newland.
Mixed September 22 and October 9, 1989 at RCA Recording Studios, engineered by Jay Newland, assisted by Joe Lopes.
Digitally mastered October 10 and 11, 1989 at RCA Recording Studios, engineered by Jay Newland.
Recorded to 24 Track analog and 2 track digital (solos). Mixed to Sony 1630, mastered to Sony 1630.

Art Direction: Chuck Beeson with Ph.D
Design: Ph.D
Photography: Carol Friedman
Liner Notes by Jim Macnie




Capt. Bacardi

 

[Captain Bacardi]

As much as I love jazz, this album still sounds like a cat is jumping up and down on the keyboards. Just not my thang.....

 

[Rudy]

But it is a prepared piano!

 

[Captain Bacardi]

Yeah, prepared to drive me up a wall!