Cecil Taylor

Born: Mar 25, 1929 in Long Island, NY

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Biography: Soon after he first emerged in the mid-'50s, pianist Cecil Taylor was the most advanced improviser in jazz; five decades later he is still the most radical. Although in his early days he used some standards as vehicles for improvisation, since the early '60s Taylor has stuck exclusively to originals. ...Read full biography

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Unit Structures

Released: 1966

Label: EMI

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After several years off records, pianist Cecil Taylor finally had an opportunity to document his music of the mid-'60s on two Blue Note albums (the other one was Conquistador). Taylor's high-energy atonalism ...Read full review

Silent Tongues

Released: 1974

Label: Freedom

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This is a classic Cecil Taylor solo concert, performed at the 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival. Taylor plays his five-movement work "Silent Tongues," along with a couple of brief encores. To simplify in explaining ...Read full review

More Cecil Taylor albums: Main Albums (78), Compilations (15), Singles & EPs (1), DVD/Video (2)

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