- Audio CD (15 Jun 1995)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Pablo
- ASIN: B000000XNK
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 637,450 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. The Lord Is Heavy (A Spiritual) |
| 2. Fandangle (Ragtime) |
| 3. The Blues Never Left Me |
| 4. K.C. 12th Street (Kansas City Swing) |
| 5. Good Ole Boogie |
| 6. Basic Chords (Bop Changes On The Blues) |
| 7. Ayizan |
| 8. Chorus Sud |
| 9. Back To The Blues |
| 10. I Can't Get Started |
Product Description
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There are many who claim this 1977 live date doesn't (and could never) really work, but screw them. Williams, the early bop pianist whose work had long reflected a gospel influence that allowed her '70s LP (on her own Mary label) to sound contemporary, plays spirituals her way. Taylor, the all-too-human god of free jazz, plays spirituals his way. Use your ears and you'll hear two very complete histories of jazz colliding simultaneously. Let your ear wander between the two and you'll hear a generous (if slightly pedagogical) Democracy of the Ear that band-leaders such as Wynton Marsalis pitifully lack. --D. Strauss
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Beautiful
2 Feb 2010
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Ayizan is a beautiful piece of music. Each pianist expands and is pushed by the other. Mary Lou is much lighter than usual...gone is the heavy left hand for which she is known and later in tune Taylor sounds as pretty as she does. A meeting of brilliant minds willing to be open enough to forgo labels and just meet each other as two innovative artists.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
More like Mary Lou Williams Versus Cecil Taylor
29 Oct 2002
Format:Audio CD
If this wasn't a live album and you could use the balance knob to completely isolate the two pianists, you might have a couple of pretty good solo albums here. Listening to them together, though, it's a complete mess, with neither player compromising his or her respective style a whit. I can understand CT's approach, because his entire career has been based on listening to the other musicians and responding in his own unique language. However, for Williams to go on playing her standard history of jazz program without making the slightest attempt to acknowledge Taylor's contribution in her playing is utterly absurd. Give it a miss.
7 of 13 people found the following review helpful
horrible
31 Aug 1998
Format:Audio CD
forget the hype this album should ONLY be listened to by hearing each artist - individually. this cd is like putting 3 tablespoons of salt in your tea. HORRIBLE! i greatly admire these artists' work - individually though! together its schizaphrenia!!!!!!!!!!!!
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