New York City R&B is a 1961 free jazz album originally recorded at a session by bassist Buell Neidlinger[1] but subsequently reissued under joint names with the pianist Cecil Taylor.
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | January 9 & 10, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:23 | |||
| Label | Barnaby | |||
| Producer | Nat Hentoff | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Writing for AllMusic, Scott Yanow commented: "The music is quite advanced for the period, although more accessible to the average listener than Taylor's later recordings; one can hear, even in abstract form, his connection to the bebop tradition and to Duke Ellington."[2]
Track listing
edit- "O.P." (Buell Neidlinger) - 9:15
- "Cell Walk for Celeste" [Take 8] (Cecil Taylor) - 11:38
- "Cindy's Main Mood" (Billy Higgins, Neidlinger, Taylor) - 5:14
- "Things Ain't What they Used to Be" [Take 1] (Mercer Ellington) - 10:07
- Recorded at Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, January 9 & 10, 1961
Personnel
edit- Cecil Taylor - piano
- Buell Neidlinger - bass
- Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone
- Clark Terry - trumpet
- Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
- Roswell Rudd - trombone
- Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
- Denis Charles - drums
- Billy Higgins - drums
References
edit- ^ "Buell Neidlinger: From Taylor to Zappa to the Carpenters". All About Jazz. 2003-12-16. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ^ a b AllMusic Review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1380. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.