title: New York City R&B
text: # New York City R&B
  
  New York City R&B is a 1961 free jazz album originally recorded at a session by bassist Buell Neidlinger but subsequently reissued under joint names with the pianist Cecil Taylor.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  
  Writing for AllMusic, Scott Yanow commented: "The music is quite advanced for the period, although more accessible to the average listener than Taylor's later recordings; one can hear, even in abstract form, his connection to the bebop tradition and to Duke Ellington."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "O.P." (Buell Neidlinger) - 9:15
  * "Cell Walk for Celeste" [Take 8] (Cecil Taylor) - 11:38
  * "Cindy's Main Mood" (Billy Higgins, Neidlinger, Taylor) - 5:14
  * "Things Ain't What they Used to Be" [Take 1] (Mercer Ellington) - 10:07
  
     * Recorded at Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, January 9 & 10, 1961
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Cecil Taylor - piano
  * Buell Neidlinger - bass
  * Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone
  * Clark Terry - trumpet
  * Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
  * Roswell Rudd - trombone
  * Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
  * Denis Charles - drums
  * Billy Higgins - drums
  