Dark to Themselves


Dark to Themselves is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded at the Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Yugoslavia on June 18, 1976 and released on the Enja label. The album features one continuous performance by Taylor with Raphe Malik, Jimmy Lyons, David S. Ware and Marc Edwards.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awards it 4.5 stars, stating: "Listeners with very open ears and longtime fans of Cecil Taylor can consider this explosive performance to be essential".

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Taylor.
  1. "Streams and Chorus of Seed" – 61:45
Original vinyl edition:
A. "Streams" - 23:00
B. "Chorus of Seed" - 26:12

Personnel