Eastern Man Alone is the second album by American jazz saxophonist Charles Tyler, which was recorded in 1967 and released on ESP-Disk.[1]
| Eastern Man Alone | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | January 2, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Feature's Studio, Indianapolis | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:22 | |||
| Label | ESP-Disk | |||
| Charles Tyler chronology | ||||
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Background edit
After recording his debut album, Tyler returned to Indianapolis to enroll at Indiana University, where he stayed until 1968. He studied primarily with David Baker, a trombonist-turned-cellist. During his studies, Tyler waxed Eastern Man Alone. In addition to Tyler's alto and Baker's cello, the instrumentation consist of bassists Brent McKesson and Kent Brinkley on three Tyler originals and Baker's "Le-Roi", also recorded on the 1961 album Together! with the Philly Joe Jones-Elvin Jones Ensemble. "Cha-Lacy's Out East" revisits a theme from his first album.[2]
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "This is a worthy effort that is innovative in its own way although not recommended to listeners who feel that bebop is 'modern jazz'."[3] The JazzTimes review by Lyn Horton claims "His music is seminal, even more so it seems than either Coltrane’s and Coleman’s was, because it is downright raw."[5]
Track listing edit
- All compositions by Charles Tyler except as indicated
- "Cha-Lacy's Out East" – 12:24
- "Man Alone" – 12:02
- "Le-Roi" (David Baker) – 13:00
- "Eastern" – 10:56
Personnel edit
- Charles Tyler – alto sax
- David Baker – cello
- Kent Brinkley – bass
- Brent McKesson – bass
References edit
- ^ Eastern Man Alone Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine at ESP-Disk
- ^ CD Reissue Liner Notes by Clifford Allen
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Charles Tyler – Eastern Man Alone: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1425. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Eastern Man Alone review by Lyn Horton at JazzTimes