JOHN TAYLOR TRIO - DECIPHER


















John Taylor for MPS from 1973.
John Taylor-Piano;Chris Lawrence-Bass;Tony Levin-Drums
One of the hippest piano trio sessions ever on MPS a bold little set that features the British pianist John Taylor in a trio with Tony Levin on drums and Chris Lawrence on bass! Taylor's got a style that's quite unique with bits of early Chick Corea-esque lyricism, and touches of McCoy Tyner modalism, but also a singing approach to chords that's lively without ever being sloppy and which pushes the album with a tremendous amount of energy! The record's quite possibly the best that Taylor ever recorded and really one of the high points in the MPS trio session tradition.Dusty Groove(No longer in stock)
Ripped from the deleted 1998 Japanese cd reissue by Jaspac.

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