The Hearth

The Hearth
Live album by Cecil Taylor
Released	1989
Recorded	June 30, 1988
Genre	Free jazz
Label	FMP
Cecil Taylor chronology
Regalia (1989) The Hearth (1989) Alms/Tiergarten (Spree) (1989)

The Hearth is a live album featuring a performance by Cecil Taylor with Tristan Honsinger and Evan Parker recorded in Berlin on June 30, 1988, as part of month-long series of concerts by Taylor and released on the FMP label.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[4]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states "This is a devastatingly fine gig, and one of the best Taylor played the entire month he was in Berlin".[5] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings say that the album is one of those they would highlight from the series as “particularly brilliant examples of Taylor’s adaptive capabilities and his partners’ own contributions”.[3] Critic Gary Giddins called the album "a romantic effusion, occasionally discursive and consistently beguiling."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Taylor, Tristan Honsinger and Evan Parker.

1. "The Hearth" - 61:31

• Recorded in Berlin on June 30, 1988

Personnel

• Cecil Taylor: piano, voice
• Tristan Honsinger: cello
• Evan Parker: tenor saxophone

References

1. Cecil Taylor sessionography accessed 3 September 2009
2. Allmusic Review
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1381. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 846.
5. Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed 3 September 2009
6. Giddins, Gary (1998). Visions of Jazz: The First Century. Oxford University Press. p. 466.