MEDIUM HYBRID SACD
CONDITION sealed
CD CASE M mint
BOOKLET M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Mono
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Art Taylor - drums
Donald Byrd - trumpet
Jackie McLean - alto sax
Charlie Rouse - tenor sax
Ray Bryant - piano
Wendell Marshall - bass
John Coltrane - tenor sax (track 2)
Red Garland - piano (track 2)
Paul Chambers - bass (track 2)
batland - 9:52
c.t.a. - 4:43
exhibit a - 6:16
cubano chant - 6:36
off minor - 5:38
well you needn't - 7:55
In 1956 drummer Art Taylor formed a group called Taylor’s Wailers
Donald Byrd and Charlie Rouse were members of the working group that debuted at The Pad
A Greenwich Village nightclub on Sheridan Square booked by Bob Reisner
The man who had run the legendary Open Door Sessions
In 1957 Taylor recorded the Wailers for Prestige, adding the alto saxophone of Jackie McLean to the front line
Two of the highlights are the Thelonious Monk compositions, “Well, You Needn’t” and “Off Minor”, with arrangements by Thelonious himself
One track, “C.T.A.”, by Jimmy Heath, is from another session featuring John Coltrane backed by Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Taylor
A potent Prestige studio combination in those days
There have been many distinguished drummer-leaders in jazz
One expects their groups to be rhythmically exciting
Taylor’s Wailers are no exception to this swinging heritage
RECORDING February 25 1957 (track 1 and 3 – 6) and March 22 1957 (track 2) at van Gelder Studio Hackensack
ENGINEERING Rudy van Gelder
LABEL Prestige
RE MASTERING Kevin Gray
RE RELEASED June 2014
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
MADE IN USA
STYLE Jazz / Hard Bop
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
