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Cecil Taylor

Cecil Taylor has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 14 May 2014. Cecil Taylor's music has been featured on 24 episodes.

Cecil Percival Taylor (New York City, March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018) was an American pianist, composer and poet.

Cecil Taylor is generally acknowledged to be one of the pioneers and great innovative sources of free jazz. Classically trained, his music is characterized by an extremely energetic, physical approach, producing complex improvised sounds, frequently involving tone clusters and intricate polyrhythms. His piano technique has been likened to percussion, for example described as "eighty-eight tuned drums" (referring to the number of…

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The Lord Is Heavy (A Spiritual)
Mary Lou Williams, Cecil Taylor
Pablo Live1978
The Lord Is Heavy (A Spiritual)
Mary Lou Williams, Cecil TaylorPablo Live1978
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The Blues Never Left Me
Mary Lou Williams, Cecil Taylor
Pablo Live1978
The Blues Never Left Me
Mary Lou Williams, Cecil TaylorPablo Live1978
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Bemsha Swing
Cecil Taylor
Blue Note1975
Bemsha Swing
Cecil TaylorBlue Note1975
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N + R (Love Is Friends)
Cecil Taylor
MPS Records1981
N + R (Love Is Friends)
Cecil TaylorMPS Records1981
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O.P.
Cecil Taylor, Buell Neidlinger
Barnaby Records1972
O.P.
Cecil Taylor, Buell NeidlingerBarnaby Records1972
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Ayizan
Mary Lou Williams, Cecil Taylor
Pablo Live1978
Ayizan
Mary Lou Williams, Cecil TaylorPablo Live1978
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Lazy Afternoon
Cecil Taylor
Candid1960
Lazy Afternoon
Cecil TaylorCandid1960
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Indent
Cecil Taylor
Trio Records1973
Indent
Cecil TaylorTrio Records1973
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With (Exit)
Cecil Taylor
Blue Note1966
With (Exit)
Cecil TaylorBlue Note1966
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Air
Cecil Taylor
Candid1960
Air
Cecil TaylorCandid1960
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