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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.[3]

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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Critical reception

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".[4] 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”.[2]

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

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