Decipher (John Taylor album)

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Decipher
Decipher taylor.jpg
Studio album by
Released1973
Recorded1972–1973
StudioMPS Studio, Villingen, Schwarzwald-Baar, Germany
Genre Jazz
Length36:41
Label MPS
MPS 21290
John Taylor chronology
Pause, and Think Again
(1972)
Decipher
(1973)

Decipher is the second album by jazz pianist John Taylor, featuring recently late Tony Levin on drums. [1] [2] It was recorded in 1972 and '73, and released on the MPS label. The album is rather obscure and the only recent CD reprint is a Japanese issue (2006), now out of print, which features an astounding 24-bit remastering.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Taylor

  1. "Cipher/Waiting for Me" - 11:38
  2. "Leaping" - 6:56
  3. "Speak to Me" - 8:53
  4. "Song for a Child " - 3:46
  5. "White Magic" - 5:28

Personnel

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References

  1. "John Taylor Trio – Decipher". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. "Decipher". Allmusic . allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.