Olu Iwa

Olu Iwa is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded in Berlin, Germany on April 12, 1986 and released on the Soul Note label. The album features a concert performance by Taylor with Thurman Barker, William Parker and Steve McCall with Earl McIntyre, Peter Brötzmann and Frank Wright added on one track.

Olu Iwa
Live album by
Cecil Taylor
Released1987
RecordedApril 12, 1986
GenreFree jazz
Length75:33
LabelSoul Note
Cecil Taylor chronology
For Olim
(1986)		 Olu Iwa
(1987)		 Live in Bologna
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn states "As usual, Taylor's music wasn't for the squeamish or those who desire nicely ordered, predictable material. It required intense concentration and attention from both performers and audience".[2] Gary Giddins wrote that on Olu Iwa, Taylor "has a band unified primarily by its rhythm, suggesting at times an Africa-inspired percussion group or a Basie-inspired rhythm section interlude, depending on your frame of reference. Taylor interacts and blends with Thurman Barker on marimba and the ingeniously volatile Steve McCall on drums. Taylor's inherent understanding of jazz's ebullient power comes to the fore in the second half of 'B Ee Ba Nganga Ban'a Eee!' with a paint-peeling solo by Peter Brotzmann and the tailgate slide of Earl McIntyre.[3]

Track listing
All compositions by Cecil Taylor.
  1. "B Ee Ba Nganga Ban'a Eee!" - 48:21
  2. "Olu Iwa (Lord Of Character)" - 27:09
  • Recorded in Berlin, Germany on April 11, 1986

Personnel

References
  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed 16 July 2009
  3. Giddins, Gary (1998). Visions of Jazz: The First Century. Oxford University Press. p. 464.
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