Qu'a: Live at the Irridium, Vol. 1
Released: Mar 29, 1998
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Released: Mar 29, 1998
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Cecil Taylor has never compromised his ideals, and this recording is no exception. During the course of more than one hour, Taylor and his quartet perform only one piece, but do it with such...
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The Light of Corona
Released: Nov 3, 1996
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Released: Nov 3, 1996
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Released six years after the event, this CD documents a performance at the 1996 Total Music Meeting in Berlin (Germany). "Nothing special about that," you may say and you'd be right; Cecil Taylor...
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Akisakila, Vol. 2
Released: Nov 17, 1995
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Released: Nov 17, 1995
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Originally issued on the Japanese Trio label and since appearing in several guises, this is the second volume of a live performance by Taylor's trio with Jimmy Lyons and Andrew Cyrille, recorded in...
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Always a Pleasure
Released: Apr 8, 1993
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Released: Apr 8, 1993
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Recorded in 1993 during the Free Music Workshop in Berlin, this date features Cecil Taylor playing in a septet setting with a group of musicians who both point back toward some of the Cecil Taylor...
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The Tree of Life
Released: Mar 19, 1991
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Released: Mar 19, 1991
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This "thank you" concert to the city of Berlin at the end of Cecil Taylor's six-month stay there in 1990 is a lovely, vibrant affair. In trademark fashion, "The Tree of Life" is one work, broken up...
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Melancholy
Released: Sep 30, 1990
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Released: Sep 30, 1990
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Cecil Taylor led his 11-piece "Workshop Ensemble" one evening as one of three concerts collectively called "Total Taylor Total." While there are lots of highlights throughout the three long pieces...
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Looking (Berlin Version) Solo
Released: Nov 1, 1989
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Released: Nov 1, 1989
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In many ways, Cecil Taylor's solo performances from about 1972 on (circa Indent) are multiple variations on the same set of themes. One hears the same four-note rising motif over the course of 30...
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