Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018)[1][2][3] was an American pianist and poet.[4][5]
Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in complex improvisation often involving tone clusters and intricate polyrhythms. His technique has been compared to percussion. Referring to the number of keys on a standard piano, Val Wilmer used the phrase "eighty-eight tuned drums" to describe Taylor's style.[6] He has been referred to as being "like Art Tatum with contemporary-classical leanings".[7]
^Such, David Glen (1993). Avant-garde Jazz Musicians: Performing "Out There". University of Iowa Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-58729-231-6.
^Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 638. ISBN 978-0-19-532000-8.
^Seisdedos, Iker (April 6, 2018). "Muere el pianista Cecil Taylor, indomable leyenda del jazz". El Pais. Ediciones El Pais S.L. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
^Such 1993, p. 61.
^Yanow, Scott. "Cecil Taylor". AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
^Wilmer, Val (1977). As Serious As Your Life: The Story of the New Jazz. Quartet. p. 45. ISBN 0-7043-3164-0.
^Fordham, John (January 21, 2005). "Cecil Taylor, One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye". The Guardian. London. Retrieved March 26, 2011. Taylor plays the piano... like Art Tatum with contemporary-classical leanings...
Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018) was an American pianist and poet. Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of...
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1960 album Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation coined the term) and CecilTaylor. In the 1960s, exponents included Albert Ayler, Gato Barbieri, Carla...
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his long tenure in the CecilTaylor Unit. Lyons was the only constant member of the band from the mid-1960s until his death. Taylor never worked with another...
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libretto includes quotes from John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, CecilTaylor, Nietzsche, and Hegel. Lamar coined the terms "Negrogothic" and "doom...
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