Jumpin' Punkins

Jumpin' Punkins
Studio album by Cecil Taylor
Released	1977, 1987
Recorded	January 9–10, 1961
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:23
Label	Candid
Cecil Taylor chronology
Cell Walk for Celeste (1961) Jumpin' Punkins (1977) New York City R&B (1961)

Jumpin' Punkins is an album by

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Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "The two most intriguing performances are versions of Mercer Ellington's 'Jumpin' Punkins' and 'Things Ain't What They Used to Be' which feature the avant-garde pianist with trumpeter Clark Terry, trombonist Roswell Rudd, soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, baritonist Charles Davis, tenor Archie Shepp, bassist Buell Neidlinger, and drummer Billy Higgins. Taylor's jarring comping behind the other soloists is quite interesting and somehow works. 'O.P.' and 'I Forgot' feature Taylor with Neidlinger, drummer Dennis Charles, and (on the latter song) the young Archie Shepp. A good sampler of Cecil Taylor's marathon Candid sessions."^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Tayor except as indicated

1. "Jumpin' Punkins" [Take 6] (Mercer Ellington) - 8:15
2. "O.P." [Take 1] (Buell Neidlinger) - 7:35
3. "I Forgot" [Take 1] (Cecil Taylor) - 8:34
4. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" [Take 3] (Ellington, Ted Persons) - 8:55

• Recorded Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, January 9 (track 4) & 10 (tracks 1-3), 1961

Personnel

• Cecil Taylor - piano
• Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone
• Buell Neidlinger - bass
• Denis Charles - drums (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
• Billy Higgins - drums (track 3)
• Clark Terry - trumpet (track 3)
• Roswell Rudd - trombone (track 3)
• Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone (track 3)
• Charles Davis - baritone saxophone (track 3)

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