The Hearth

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The Hearth
The Hearth.jpg
Live album by
Cecil Taylor
Released1989
RecordedJune 30, 1988
GenreFree jazz
LabelFMP
Cecil Taylor chronology
Regalia
(1989) 		The Hearth
(1989) 		Alms/Tiergarten (Spree)
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 stars[2]

The Hearth is a live album featuring a performance by Cecil Taylor with Tristan Honsinger and Evan Parker recorded in Berlin on June 30, 1988 as part of month-long series of concerts by Taylor and released on the FMP label.[3]

Critical reception[]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "This is a devastatingly fine gig, and one of the best Taylor played the entire month he was in Berlin".[4] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings say that the album is one of those they would highlight from the series as “particularly brilliant examples of Taylor’s adaptive capabilities and his partners’ own contributions”.[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Cecil Taylor, Tristan Honsinger and Evan Parker.
  1. "The Hearth" - 61:31
  • Recorded in Berlin on June 30, 1988

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1381. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Cecil Taylor sessionography accessed 3 September 2009
  4. ^ Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed 3 September 2009
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