Love for Sale (Cecil Taylor album)

Love for Sale is an album by pianist Cecil Taylor recorded for the United Artists label in April 1959. The album features performances by Taylor with Buell Neidlinger, and Denis Charles with Bill Barron and Ted Curson added on three tracks.

Love for Sale
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedApril 15, 1959
GenreJazz
Length50:11
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerTom Wilson
Cecil Taylor chronology
Stereo Drive
(1959)
Love for Sale
(1959)
The World of Cecil Taylor
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "This may be the straightest record Cecil Taylor ever recorded, but it is far from uninspiring... Love for Sale is a delightful anomaly in Cecil Taylor's long career".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Tayor except as indicated
  1. "Get Out of Town" (Cole Porter) - 9:12
  2. "I Love Paris" (Porter) - 5:11
  3. "Love for Sale" (Porter) - 8:15
  4. "Little Lees" (a.k.a. "Louise") - 9:04
  5. "Matie's Trophies" (a.k.a. "Motystrophe" or "Blues") - 10:13
  6. "Carol/Three Points" - 8:16 Bonus track on CD
  • Recorded at Nola's Penthouse Studios, NYC, April 15, 1959

Personnel

References

  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed July 9, 2009.
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