Cecil Taylor

Cecil Taylor
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. To simplify describing his style, one could say that Taylor's intense atonal percussive approach involves playing the piano as if it were a set of drums. He generally emphasizes dense clusters of...
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Cecil Taylor Garden Pt. 2
Garden Pt. 2 (1981) - Cecil Taylor
By: Cecil Taylor
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: Garden I, Stepping on Stars, Introduction to Z
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Cecil Taylor Unit Spring of Two Blue J's
Spring of Two Blue J's (1973) - Cecil Taylor Unit
By: Cecil Taylor Unit
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