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. It was produced by Nat Hentoff. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This music is quite advanced for the period although more accessible to the average listener than Taylor's later recordings; at least 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

Line-up on "The Complete Candid Recordings Of Cecil Taylor And Buell Neidlinger" 1960/61

Baritone Saxophone – Charles Davis (tracks: 4-1 to 4-4) |
Bass – Buell Neidlinger |
Drums – Billy Higgins (tracks: 4-1 to 4-6), Dennis Charles (tracks: 1-1, 1-4 to 2-7, 3-3 to 3-8), Sunny Murray (tracks: 1-2, 1-3) |
Piano – Cecil Taylor (tracks: 1-1 to 2-7, 3-3 to 4-6) |
Soprano Saxophone – Steve Lacy (tracks: 4-1 to 4-4) |
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 2-2 to 2-5, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4 to 4-4) |
Timpani – Billy Higgins (tracks: 4-5, 4-6) |
Trombone – Roswell Rudd (tracks: 4-1 to 4-4) |
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