David Taylor
Past Tells (CD)
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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.
Format
This recording was made possible with a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund.
Release notes
This recording was made possible with a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund.
| Five (5) Songs Avec Benediction Et Divertissement aka Sidney Hall | |||
| 1 | Recitative: Ach, Unser Wille Bleibt Verkehrt / Aria: Herr, So Du Wilt | 8:12 | |
| 2 | The Things Our Fathers Loved | 2:13 | |
| 3 | The Indians | 2:11 | |
| 4 | Chanson Hébraïque | 3:40 | |
| 5 | One Hundred Bars For Tom Everett | 4:37 | |
| 6 | Come Sunday | 5:38 | |
| 7 | Tolerance | 0:37 | |
| 8 | Shtik | 12:53 | |
| Tailor-Made Op. 112 | |||
| 9 | Top Hat | 3:51 | |
| 10 | White Tie | 5:25 | |
| 11 | Tails | 3:57 | |
| Past Tells (Or Orals) | |||
| 12 | Beginning | 1:53 | |
| 13 | Lamentations | 3:27 | |
| 14 | Four Chord | 0:48 | |
| 15 | Nokh A Mol | 3:01 | |
| 16 | Processive Regalia | 3:46 | |
| 17 | Duo | 0:59 | |
| 18 | Spiritual - Out Chorus | 3:08 | |
| 19 | Epilogue (Variations On Ives) | 1:54 | |
- Jay Branford
- Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone (12 to 19)
- Warren Lynn
- Artwork
- Andy Laster
- Baritone Saxophone (8, 12 to 19), Clarinet (12 to 19)
- Mark Helias
- Bass (8, 12 to 19)
- David Taylor
- Bass Trombone, Producer
- Gordon Gottlieb
- Bongos (5), Percussion (9 to11)
- Fred Sherry
- Cello (2, 3, 7)
- Gary Schneider
- Conductor (12 to 19), Synthesizer (1)
- Stephen Byram
- Design
- Lindsey Horner
- Double Bass (9 to11)
- Phil Haynes
- Drums (8, 12 to 19), Percussion (12 to 19)
- Paul Zinman
- Edited By [Digital], Mastered By, Producer
- Arthur Moorhead
- Executive-Producer
- Emily Mitchell
- Harp (1 to 4, 7, 9 to11,)
- Ted Rosenthal
- Harpsichord (3), Piano (1, 2, 6)
- Wayne Horvitz
- Producer
- Joe Ferla
- Recorded By, Mixed By (1 to 11)
- Jon Rosenberg
- Remix
- Marty Ehrlich
- Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet (12 to 19), Tenor Saxophone (8, 12 to 19)
- Herb Robertson
- Trumpet (8, 12 to 19), Valve Trombone (12 to 19)
- Paul Smoker
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn (12 to 19)
- Louise Schulman
- Viola (2, 3, 7)
- Jon Kass
- Violin (2, 3, 6, 7)
- Rolf Schulte
- Violin (2, 3, 7)
