David Taylor, trombone; Rolf Schulte, Jon Kass, violin; Louise Shulman, viola; Gary Schneider, synthesizer; Fred Sherry, cello; Lindsey Horner, bass, tape; Gordon Gottlieb, percussion; Emily Mitchell, harp; Jay Branford, alto, baritone sax; Herb Robertson, trumpet, trombone; Phil Haynes, drums, percussion; Andy Laster, baritone sax; Marty Ehrlich, tenor, soprano sax, clarinet; Paul Smoker, trumpet, flugelhorn; Mark Helias, bass; Ted Rosenthal, harpsichord. This title was part of the CounterCurrents series, with cover design by Steve Byram.
This is not a recording for the fainthearted, the straitlaced, or the stylistically correct. Bass trombonist David Taylor has assembled a multi-faceted self-portrait out of pieces he selected, inspired, and composed. His eclecticism demonstrates how meaningless the old stylistic boundaries are for a contemporary artist. Taylor is known for his work with such artists as Duke Ellington, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, and Quincy Jones. He also premiered compositions by Charles Wuorinen, Alan Hovhaness, Frederic Rzewski, David Liebman, Lucia Dlugoszewski, and George Perle.
Taylor's range extends from Bachian piety to Yiddish irony, from the idealism of Charles Ives to the hipster nihilism of Lenny Bruce. His music represents the spirit of improvisation and risk as opposed to conservatory notions of perfection. Playing a marginal instrument such as the bass trombone, Taylor turns marginality into a virtue, by transforming his instrument into a multiplicity of sounds and voices.
David Taylor: Past Tells
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Ach, unser wille bleibt verkehrt/Herr, so du willt/Herr, wie du willst, so schick's mit mir
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The Things Our Father Loved (and The greatest of these was Liberty!)
Charles Ives
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The Indians
Nicolas Flagello
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Chanson Hébraïque
Maurice Ravel
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One Hundred Bars for Tom Everett
David Taylor
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Come Sunday
Duke Ellington
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Tolerance
Nicolas Flagello
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Shtik
David Schiff
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Tailor-Made, Op. 112: Top Hat
David Noon
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Tailor-Made, Op. 112: White Tie
David Noon
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Tailor-Made, Op. 112: Tails
David Noon
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Past Tells (or Orals): Beginning
David Taylor
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Past Tells (or Orals): Lamentations
David Taylor
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Past Tells (or Orals): Four Chord
David Taylor
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Past Tells (or Orals): Nokh A Mol
David Taylor
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Past Tells (or Orals): Processive Regalia
David Taylor
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Past Tells (or Orals): Duo
David Taylor
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Past Tells (or Orals): Spiritual-Out Chorus
David Taylor
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Past Tells (or Orals): Epilogue (Variations on Ives)
David Taylor
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