Dark to Themselves is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded at the Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Yugoslavia, on June 18, 1976, and released on the Enja label.
The original LP release presented the music in edited form, while the CD reissue contains the complete performance, restoring sections that were previously excised.
[1] The album liner notes feature Taylor's poem "Da",[1] which was later reprinted in the collection Every Goodbye Ain't Gone.
"[1] The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awards the album 4.5 stars, stating: "Listeners with very open ears and longtime fans of Cecil Taylor can consider this explosive performance to be essential.
"[6] Writing for the Head Heritage web site, Dave Furgess commented: "Dark To Themselves... features a somewhat more structured and stable sound due to other musicians Taylor has brought to the table for the recording...