A.T.'s Delight

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]

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)

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

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

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