Eastern Man Alone
Studio album by
Charles Tyler
Released1967
RecordedJanuary 2, 1967
StudioFeature's Studio, Indianapolis
GenreJazz
Length48:22
LabelESP-Disk
Charles Tyler chronology
Charles Tyler Ensemble
(1966)		 Eastern Man Alone
(1967)		 Voyage from Jericho
(1974)

Eastern Man Alone is the second album by American jazz saxophonist Charles Tyler, which was recorded in 1967 and released on ESP-Disk.[1]

Background

After recording his debut album, Tyler returned to Indianapolis to enroll at Indiana University, where he stayed until 1968. He studied primarily with David Baker, a trombonist-turned-cellist. During his studies, Tyler waxed Eastern Man Alone. In addition to Tyler's alto and Baker's cello, the instrumentation consist of bassists Brent McKesson and Kent Brinkley on three Tyler originals and Baker's "Le-Roi", also recorded on the 1961 album Together! with the Philly Joe Jones-Elvin Jones Ensemble. "Cha-Lacy's Out East" revisits a theme from his first album.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "This is a worthy effort that is innovative in its own way although not recommended to listeners who feel that bebop is 'modern jazz'."[3] The JazzTimes review by Lyn Horton claims "His music is seminal, even more so it seems than either Coltrane’s and Coleman’s was, because it is downright raw."[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Tyler except as indicated
  1. "Cha-Lacy's Out East" – 12:24
  2. "Man Alone" – 12:02
  3. "Le-Roi" (David Baker) – 13:00
  4. "Eastern" – 10:56

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Eastern Man Alone at ESP-Disk
  2. ↑ CD Reissue Liner Notes by Clifford Allen
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Charles Tyler – Eastern Man Alone: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1425. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ↑ Eastern Man Alone review by Lyn Horton at JazzTimes
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