A.T.'s Delight

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A.T.'s Delight
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Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedAugust 6, 1960
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre Jazz
Length37:00
Label Blue Note
BST 84047
Producer Alfred Lion
Art Taylor chronology
Taylor's Tenors
(1959)
A.T.'s Delight
(1960)
Mr A.T
(1991)

A.T.'s Delight is an album by American drummer Art Taylor recorded and released in 1960, his only recording as a leader for Blue Note. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4 stars and stated "A.T.'s Delight is a solid outing, with a wonderfully nervous but completely focused energy". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Syeeda's Song Flute" (John Coltrane) – 6:35
  2. "Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk) – 6:52
  3. "Move" (Denzil Best) – 5:49
  4. "High Seas" (Kenny Dorham) – 6:49
  5. "Cookoo and Fungi" (Art Taylor) – 5:33
  6. "Blue Interlude" (Dorham) – 5:22

Personnel

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References

  1. Blue Note Records discography accessed November 1, 2010
  2. 1 2 Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 1, 2010