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Looking Ahead! 1959

jazz 42 min 6 tracks Original Jazz Classics

Looking Ahead! is the second studio album by the American jazz pianist Cecil Taylor, recorded for Contemporary Records in June 1958 and released the following year. The album features bassist Buell Neidlinger, drummer Denis Charles, and vibraphonist Earl Griffith.

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Tracks

1Luyah! The Glorious Step6:29
2African Violets5:15
3Of What8:20
4Wallering5:26
5Toll7:44
6Excursion on a Wobbly Rail9:03

6 tracks, 42 minutes.

About the album

Artist: The Cecil Taylor Quartet
Label: Original Jazz Classics
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: US

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