Love for Sale (Cecil Taylor album)

Love for Sale
Studio album by Cecil Taylor
Released	1959
Recorded	April 15, 1959
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:11
Label	United Artists
Cecil Taylor chronology
Stereo Drive (1959) Love for Sale (1959) The World of Cecil Taylor (1960)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Love for Sale is an album by pianist Cecil Taylor recorded for the United Artists label in April 1959. The album features performances by Taylor with Buell Neidlinger, and Denis Charles with Bill Barron and Ted Curson added on three tracks.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "This may be the straightest record Cecil Taylor ever recorded, but it is far from uninspiring... Love for Sale is a delightful anomaly in Cecil Taylor's long career".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Tayor except as indicated

1. "Get Out of Town" (Cole Porter) - 9:12
2. "I Love Paris" (Porter) - 5:11
3. "Love for Sale" (Porter) - 8:15
4. "Little Lees" (a.k.a. "Louise") - 9:04
5. "Matie's Trophies" (a.k.a. "Motystrophe" or "Blues") - 10:13
6. "Carol/Three Points" - 8:16 Bonus track on CD

• Recorded at Nola's Penthouse Studios, NYC, April 15, 1959

Personnel

• Cecil Taylor: piano
• Buell Neidlinger: bass
• Denis Charles: drums
• Bill Barron: tenor saxophone (tracks 4-6)
• Ted Curson: trumpet (tracks 4-6)

References