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Artist:	TAYLOR, CECIL
Title:	Algonquin
Label:	BRIDGE RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	BRIDGE 9146CD

Performed by Cecil Taylor (piano) and Mat Maneri (violin). "The visionary piano virtuoso Cecil Taylor was commissioned by the Library of Congress to write a work for violin and piano in 1999. The result was Taylor's Algonquin -- an intensely joyful dialogue between violinist Mat Maneri and Taylor. Taylor's score bridges the gap between jazz and classical music -- between improvisation and notated music. As annotator Bill Shoemaker writes: 'A Taylor score opens a moment of intense creativity, but only for that moment; afterwards, the score is merely part of the record, fodder for the files. What endures in Taylor's music defies notation, conventional or otherwise. It begs the question: Is a score that is little more than an outline, and designed only for a single use, as legitimate as one where all aspects of performance are specified, and has been repeatedly performed over for years, decades and even centuries? Given the exhilarating energy conveyed through this recording, the answer is surely yes.'"

Artist:	TAYLOR, CECIL
Title:	Great Paris Concert
Label:	GET BACK (ITALY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	GET 2019

"After nearly 40 years, pianist/composer remains one of the most controversial figures in jazz. For many of us, his work ranks as some of the the most profound art ever produced. On this double LP recorded live in Paris, pianist Cecil Taylor, altoist Jimmy Lyons, and drummer Andrew Cyrille perform an unrelenting 110 minute set." The correct date is: 11/30/1966. Also includes Alan Silva on bass. Originally issued under the name Student Studies '66 on Japanese BYG.

Artist:	TAYLOR, CECIL
Title:	3 Phasis
Label:	NEW WORLD RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	NW 80303CD

Second album from the same sessions as above, recorded 1978."3 Phasis is a masterwork, a testament to the perfectionism and unpredictability that go hand in hand in Taylor's music...The more you listen, the more you hear. For me, there is sometimes the impression of an inspired wizard and his five disciples conversing at midnight, chewing over ideas, rephrasing them, listening; at other times I'm attracted to the cathartic, exquisitely controlled violence. Cecil Taylor has brought to music a synthesis we've long waited for. 3 Phasis is one its landmarks." -- Gary Giddins

Artist:	TAYLOR, CECIL
Title:	Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come
Label:	REVENANT
Format:	2CD
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	RVN 202CD

"By 1962, American pianist Cecil Taylor had been at the fringes of the jazz establishment for several years. His angular, percussive attack and unconventional harmonic sense bred controversy among players and listeners alike and proved at odds with most rhythm sections. The Cafe Monmartre recordings of Nov. 23, 1962 capture the birth of the mature Taylor style. The boppish lines of Jimmy Lyons retain ties to the past, while Sunny Murray's coruscating, arrhythmic washes point the way to the future. Originally issued by Freedom in 1975 but up to now unavailable domestically on CD, Nefertiti has attained cult status as one of the crucial recordings of Taylor's career." Has two non-listed bonus tracks (a second version of "Call" and a twenty minute improv at the end of disc 2) that were tagged on at the last minute.

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Artist:	TAYLOR, CECIL
Title:	Iwontunwonsi -- Live At Sweet Basil Vol 1
Label:	SOUND HILLS (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	SSCD 8065