Erzulie Maketh Scent

Erzulie Maketh Scent is a live album featuring a solo performance by Cecil Taylor recorded in Berlin on July 16, 1988 as part of month-long series of concerts by Taylor and released on the FMP label.[3]

Erzulie Maketh Scent
Live album by
Cecil Taylor
Released1989
RecordedJuly 16, 1988
GenreFree jazz
LabelFMP
Cecil Taylor chronology
Legba Crossing
(1989)		 Erzulie Maketh Scent
(1989)		 Leaf Palm Hand
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "This solo concert, performed on the second to last day of a monthlong stay in Berlin in which Taylor performed in every conceivable setting, is perhaps the most satisfying of his recording career. Taylor's many influences, interests, and obsessions are engaged here: They are mused upon, debated, and underscored for emphasis. His exploratory range has never been greater than it is on this three-part set, with two short and very delightful "songs" tagged on at the end. Taylor's sense of playfulness seldom comes through in his solo work, and this piece is full of it. Here is the place where the man truly lives as an artist... Of all the solo work Taylor did in the '80s — and there was plenty — this is the one to own. Go ahead. Be amazed".[4]

Track listing
All compositions by Cecil Taylor.
  1. "Erzulie Maketh Scent Part 1" - 33:15
  2. "Erzulie Maketh Scent Part 2" - 22:06
  3. "Erzulie Maketh Scent Part 3" - 16:46
  4. "Water" - 1:33
  5. "Stone" - 1:03
    • Recorded in Berlin on July 16, 1988

Personnel

References
  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1381. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. Cecil Taylor sessionography accessed 3 September 2009
  4. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed 3 September 2009
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