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Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (take 1) by Cecil Taylor

First released: 1972, Length: 10:07

Creators (11)

Instruments

  1. Archie Shepp (09 Jan 1961 - 10 Jan 1961) tenor saxophone
  2. Billy Higgins (09 Jan 1961 - 10 Jan 1961) drums (drum set)
  3. Buell Neidlinger (09 Jan 1961 - 10 Jan 1961) bass, double bass
  4. Cecil Taylor (09 Jan 1961 - 10 Jan 1961) piano
  5. Charles Davis (09 Jan 1961 - 10 Jan 1961) baritone saxophone
  6. Clark Terry (09 Jan 1961 - 10 Jan 1961) trumpet
  7. Roswell Rudd (09 Jan 1961 - 10 Jan 1961) trombone
  8. Steve Lacey (09 Jan 1961 - 10 Jan 1961) soprano saxophone
  9. Steve Lacy (09 Jan 1961 - 10 Jan 1961) soprano saxophone

Producer

  1. Nat Hentoff

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Nola Studios (09 Jan 1961 - 10 Jan 1961)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (Jan 1961) instrumental

    Composer

    1. Mercer Ellington (1942)

    Lyricist

    1. Ted Persons

Releases containing this recording (20)

Official

Album

  1. New York City R&B 1972 Cecil Taylor / Buell Neidlinger
  2. New York City R&B 1989 Cecil Taylor/Buell Neidlinger
  3. New York City R&B 1989 Cecil Taylor/Buell Neidlinger
  4. New York City R&B 21 Sep 1997 Cecil Taylor - Buell Neidlinger
  5. New York City R&B 2018 Cecil Taylor, Buell Neidlinger
  6. New York City R&B Cecil Taylor - Buell Neidlinger

Album - Compilation

  1. The Complete Candid Recordings of Cecil Taylor and Buell Neidlinger 1989 Cecil Taylor and Buell Neidlinger
  2. The Complete Candid Recordings of Cecil Taylor and Buell Neidlinger 1989 Cecil Taylor and Buell Neidlinger
  3. Cecil 1991 Cecil Taylor
  4. The Complete Nat Hentoff Sessions 21 Dec 2011 Cecil Taylor
  5. Seven Classic Albums 21 Feb 2013 Cecil Taylor
  6. The Complete Collection 1956-1962 Nine Original Albums 08 Jul 2014 Cecil Taylor
  7. The Complete Collection 1956-1962 08 Jul 2014 Cecil Taylor
  8. The Complete Nat Hentoff Sessions 10 Jun 2016 Cecil Taylor
  9. New York City R&B / Jumpin’ Punkins 09 Dec 2020 Cecil Taylor-Buell Neidlinger
  10. The Complete Nat Hentoff Sessions 18 Feb 2022 Cecil Taylor

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. 1960 - 1961 1991 Cecil Taylor
  2. Cecil Taylor 1992 Cecil Taylor

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. 1955-1961 1994 Cecil Taylor
  2. Port of Call 2002 Cecil Taylor