Always a Pleasure

Always a Pleasure is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded at the Akademie der Kunste, Berlin on April 8, 1993, and released on the FMP label. The album features a concert performance by Taylor with Longineu Parsons, Harri Sjöström, Charles Gayle, Tristan Honsinger, Sirone and Rashid Bakr.

Always a Pleasure
Live album by Cecil Taylor
Released	1996
Recorded	April 8, 1993
Genre	Free jazz
Length	76:28
Label	FMP
Cecil Taylor chronology
The Tree of Life (1993) Always a Pleasure (1996) Almeda (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "This is easily the best large-unit Taylor record of the '90s. Fans and curiosity seekers would be well-advised to seek it out and prepare themselves to be blown away by the depth and dimension Taylor's musical soul reveals when it is challenged and upheld by such a phenomenal group of talent".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Taylor.

1. "First" – 32:56
2. "Second" – 5:00
3. "Third" – 30:41
4. "Fourth" – 7:51 Pleasure

• • Recorded at the Akademie der Kunste, Berlin on April 8, 1993

Personnel

• Cecil Taylor: piano, voice
• Longineu Parsons: trumpet
• Harri Sjöström: soprano saxophone
• Charles Gayle: tenor saxophone
• Tristan Honsinger: cello
• Sirone: bass
• Rashid Bakr: drums

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed 21 July 2009