Mike Taylor Quartet
Preparation
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Featuring Mike Taylor (piano), Dave Tomlin (soprano saxophone), Tony Reeves (double bass) and Jon Hiseman (drums), this is the first ever release of a newly discovered tape of this legendary British jazz quartet’s final rehearsal before going into the studio to make their fabled Pendulum album in October 1965. Recorded in Taylor’s grandparents’ London living room by Reeves, it’s has striking presence and immediacy, and will fascinate all admirers of this most enigmatic of composers and musicians. It comes in a gatefold sleeve, with a large-format booklet describing Taylor’s life and work, full of rare images and memorabilia.
Format
Recorded at 19 The Common, Ealing, September 1965.
Mastered at The Cowshed, London, April 2021.
RSD 2021 release
Release notes
Recorded at 19 The Common, Ealing, September 1965. Mastered at The Cowshed, London, April 2021.
| 1 | Son Of Red Blues | 3:30 | |
| 2 | Folk Dance | 4:23 | |
| 3 | Autumn Leaves | 2:36 | |
| 4 | A Night In Tunisia | 12:08 | |
| 5 | Pendulum | 6:49 | |
| 6 | To Segovia | 5:28 | |
| 7 | Leeway | 4:32 |
- Dean Stuart Ali
- Artwork
- Richard Morton Jack
- Coordinator [Project], Liner Notes
- Tony Reeves
- Double Bass
- Jon Hiseman
- Drums
- Mike Taylor
- Piano, Written-By [Uncredited] (1, 2, 5 to 7)
- Dave Tomlin
- Soprano Saxophone









































