Product Description
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Contemporary Records, a leading West Coast label, in 2026, 28 representative SHM-CDs originally released for the label's 60th anniversary are being re-pressed for a limited time. This is an early masterpiece by Cecil Taylor, the "fighter of free jazz," whose 1955 debut album, "Jazz Advance," caused a sensation. The bold performances that caused a great stir at the time now sound like orthodox jazz. Nevertheless, the pioneering spirit of the performances recorded on this work has not faded in the slightest.
Cecil Taylor (p), Earl Griffiths (vib), Buell Neidlinger (b), Dennis Charles (ds) Recorded in Los Angeles on June 9, 1958
