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1988 studio album by Cecil Taylor
Cell Walk for Celeste is an album by
Cecil Taylor recorded for the
Candid label in January 1961 but not released until 1988. The album features performances by Taylor with
Archie Shepp ,
Buell Neidlinger and
Denis Charles . Additional recordings from these sessions were released on
New York City R&B in 1971 and
Jumpin' Punkins in 1987.
Reception
An
AllMusic review states: "these Cecil Taylor small group arrangements find the pianist at an intriguing stage of his musical development, encompassing the traditional post-bop jazz of 'Jumpin' Punkins'..., and the more radical, yet still structured approach of the title track. Accompanied by an all-star lineup... Taylor's playing is like aural modern ballet-fractured, flowing, and lyrical."
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Track listing
All compositions by Cecil Tayor except as indicated
"Cell Walk for Celeste" [Take 1] – 11:32
"Davis" [Take 1] (Buell Neidlinger) – 3:12
"Section C" [Take 1] – 10:24
"Jumpin' Punkins" [Take 4] (
Mercer Ellington ) – 8:20
"Jumpin' Punkins" [Take 5] (Ellington) – 8:20
"Davis" [Take 3] – 5:20
"Cell Walk for Celeste" [Take 3] – 9:51
Recorded Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, January 9 & 10, 1961
Personnel
Tracks 4,5 also includes:
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilations
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Leader
Archie Shepp – Bill Dixon Quartet (1962)
The House I Live In (and
Lars Gullin , 1963)
Four for Trane (1964)
Fire Music (1965)
On This Night (1965)
New Thing at Newport (split album with
John Coltrane , 1965)
Archie Shepp Live in San Francisco (1966)
Mama Too Tight (1966)
The Magic of Ju-Ju (1967)
For Losers (1968–69)
Kwanza (1968–69)
The Way Ahead (1968)
Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones (1969)
Black Gipsy (1969)
Blasé (1969)
Live at the Pan-African Festival (1969)
Pitchin Can (1969–70)
Poem for Malcolm (1969)
Yasmina, a Black Woman (1969)
Archie Shepp and the Full Moon Ensemble (1970)
Coral Rock (1970)
Doodlin' (1970)
Things Have Got to Change (1971)
Attica Blues (1972)
The Cry of My People (1972)
A Sea of Faces (1975)
Bijou (1975)
Body and Soul (
Horo , 1975)
Jazz a Confronto 27 (1975)
Mariamar (1975)
Montreux One (1975)
Montreux Two (1975)
There's a Trumpet in My Soul (1975)
Hi-Fly (and
Karin Krog , 1976)
Steam (1976)
Goin' Home (and
Horace Parlan , 1977)
On Green Dolphin Street (1977)
Duet (and
Dollar Brand , 1978)
Lady Bird (1978)
Looking at Bird (and
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , 1980)
Trouble in Mind (and Horace Parlan, 1980)
Mama Rose (and
Jasper van 't Hof , 1982)
Soul Song (1982)
Down Home New York (1984)
California Meeting: Live on Broadway (1985)
Little Red Moon (1985)
Duo Reunion (and
Horace Parlan , 1987)
Splashes (1987)
Lover Man (and Annette Lowman, 1988)
Body and Soul (and
Richard Davis ,
Enja , 1989)
Blue Ballads (1995)
New York Contemporary Five With
Cecil Taylor With others