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David Taylor: Past Tells

by David Taylor

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Ach, unser wille bleibt verkehrt/Herr, so du willt/Herr, wie du willst, so schick's mit mir 08:16
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The Things Our Father Loved (and The greatest of these was Liberty!) 02:15
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The Indians 02:13
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Chanson Hébraïque 03:50
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One Hundred Bars for Tom Everett 04:37
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Come Sunday 05:39
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Tolerance 00:43
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Shtik 12:56
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Tailor-Made, Op. 112: Top Hat 03:51
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Tailor-Made, Op. 112: White Tie 05:29
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Tailor-Made, Op. 112: Tails 04:02
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Past Tells (or Orals): Beginning 01:53
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Past Tells (or Orals): Lamentations 03:27
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Past Tells (or Orals): Four Chord 00:48
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Past Tells (or Orals): Nokh A Mol 03:01
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Past Tells (or Orals): Processive Regalia 03:46
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Past Tells (or Orals): Duo 00:59
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Past Tells (or Orals): Spiritual-Out Chorus 03:08
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Past Tells (or Orals): Epilogue (Variations on Ives) 01:54
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about

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.

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released January 1, 1993

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.

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