A.T.'s Delight

1960 studio album by Art Taylor

A.T.'s Delight

Studio album by

Art Taylor

Released

1960

Recorded

August 6, 1960
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Genre

Jazz

Length

37:00

Label

Blue Note
BST 84047

Producer

Alfred Lion

Art Taylor chronology

Taylor's Tenors
(1959)

A.T.'s Delight
(1960)

Mr A.T
(1991)

A.T.'s Delight is an album by American drummer Art Taylor recorded and released in 1960, his only recording as a leader for Blue Note.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	^[2]
AllMusic	^[3]
MusicHound Jazz	^[4]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+^[5]

The editors of AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, and reviewer Steve Leggett called it "bright and percussive," writing: "A.T.'s Delight is a solid outing, with a wonderfully nervous but completely focused energy".^[3]

Chris Hovan of MusicHound Jazz described the album as "a brilliantly arranged session," and noted the "spirited exchanges between Taylor and conga drummer Potato Valdez," as well as "the appearance of two stellar Kenny Dorham compositions."^[4]

Writing for Coda, Duck Baker commented: "Stanley Turrentine and seldom-heard trumpeter Dave Burns are in top form, the rhythm section is fantastic, and excellent arrangements of challenging jazz fare... make Delight a must."^[6]

Track listing

"Syeeda's Song Flute" (John Coltrane) – 6:35
"Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk) – 6:52
"Move" (Denzil Best) – 5:49
"High Seas" (Kenny Dorham) – 6:49
"Cookoo and Fungi" (Art Taylor) – 5:33
"Blue Interlude" (Dorham) – 5:22

Personnel

Art Taylor – drums
Dave Burns – trumpet (tracks 1-4 & 6)
Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly – piano (tracks 1-4 & 6)
Paul Chambers – bass
Carlos "Patato" Valdes – conga (tracks 2, 3 & 5)

References

^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 1, 2010
^ "Art Taylor: A.T.'S Delight". All About Jazz. August 29, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 1, 2010
^ ^a ^b Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (1998). MusicHound: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer. p. 1096.
^ Hull, Tom. "Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
^ Baker, Duck (July 2007). "Take Two: Reissues". Coda. No. 334. p. 38.

Stanley Turrentine

Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.

As leader
or co-leader

Blue Hour (and The Three Sounds, 1960)
Look Out! (1960)
Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1960)
Comin' Your Way (1961)
Up at "Minton's" (1961)
ZT's Blues (1961)
That's Where It's At (1962)
Jubilee Shout!!! (1962)
In Memory Of (1964)
Mr. Natural (1964)
Joyride (1965)
Rough 'n' Tumble (1966)
Easy Walker (1966–69)
The Spoiler (1966)
A Bluish Bag (1967)
The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)
The Look of Love (1968)
Always Something There (1968)
Another Story (1969)
Sugar (1970)
Gilberto with Turrentine (with Astrud Gilberto, 1971)
Salt Song (1971)
The Sugar Man (1971)
Cherry (1972)
Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973)
In Concert Volume Two (Freddie Hubbard & Stanley Turrentine album) (and Freddie Hubbard, 1973)
Don't Mess with Mister T. (1973)
Pieces of Dreams (1974)
Have You Ever Seen the Rain (1975)
In the Pocket (1975)
Everybody Come On Out (1976)
The Man with the Sad Face (1976)
Nightwings (1977)
Tender Togetherness (1981)
Straight Ahead (1984)
Wonderland (1986)