p, *1929 US, Corona
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Cecil Percival Taylor Tyler Calico
Cecil Percival Taylor (born March 15, 1929) is an American pianist and poet. Classically trained, Taylor is generally acknowledged as one of the pioneers of free jazz. 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 keys on a standard piano). He has also been described as "like Art Tatum with contemporary-classical leanings".
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Poschiavo | Cecil Taylor | 2018 | Album |
Corona | Cecil Taylor | 2018 | Album |
Conversations With Tony Oxley | Cecil Taylor | 2018 | Album |
The Glorious Step | Cecil Taylor | 2018 | Album |
Michigan State University, April 15th 1976 | Cecil Taylor | 2015 | Album |
The Complete Collection 1956-1962 Nine Original Albums | Cecil Taylor | 2014 | Album |
Jazz Heroes Collection 11 | The George Russell Sextet, Charles Mingus, Cecil Taylor | 2014 | Compil. |
Three Classic Albums Plus | Cecil Taylor | 2014 | Compil. |
Seven Classic Albums | Cecil Taylor | 2013 | Compil. |
Almeda (To Matie) | Cecil Taylor | 2012 | Album |
Solo • Duo • Poetry | Cecil Taylor + Pauline Oliveros | 2012 | Album |
Broadcasts - Never On LP Before | Cecil Taylor | 2010 | Album |
The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note | Cecil Taylor | 2010 | Album |
Three Classic Albums | Cecil Taylor | 2010 | Compil. |
Ailanthus / Altissima: Bilateral Dimensions Of 2 Root Songs | Cecil Taylor & Tony Oxley | 2010 | Album |
Piano Solo At Town Hall 1971 | Cecil Taylor | 2009 | Album |
The Last Dance | Dominic Duval & Cecil Taylor | 2009 | Album |
CT: The Dance Project | Cecil Taylor - William Parker - Masashi Harada | 2008 | Album |
The Jazz Master Class Series From NYU | Cecil Taylor | 2007 | Album |
Almeda | Cecil Taylor, The Ensemble | 2004 | Album |
Algonquin | Cecil Taylor | 2004 | Album |
All The Notes | Cecil Taylor | 2004 | Album |
The Owner Of The River Bank | Cecil Taylor, Italian Instabile Orchestra | 2003 | Album |
The Light Of Corona | Cecil Taylor, The Ensemble | 2003 | Album |
Cecil Taylor / Bill Dixon / Tony Oxley | Cecil Taylor / Bill Dixon / Tony Oxley | 2002 | Album |
Port Of Call | Cecil Taylor | 2002 | Compil. |
The Willisau Concert | Cecil Taylor | 2002 | Album |
Complicité | Paul Plimley / John Oswald ● Marilyn Crispell ● Cecil Taylor | 2001 | Album |
Nailed | Evan Parker / Cecil Taylor / Barry Guy / Tony Oxley | 2000 | Album |
John Coltrane And Cecil Taylor | John Coltrane, Cecil Taylor | 1999 | Compil. |
Momentum Space | Dewey Redman / Cecil Taylor / Elvin Jones | 1999 | Album |
Concrete | Cecil Taylor | 1998 | Compil. |
The Tree Of Life | Cecil Taylor | 1998 | Album |
Cecil Taylor | Cecil Taylor | 1997 | Compil. |
Iwontunwonsi - Live At Sweet Basil | Cecil Taylor | 1995 | Album |
Amewa - Live At Sweet Basil | Cecil Taylor | 1995 | Album |
1955-1961 | Cecil Taylor | 1994 | Compil. |
Olu Iwa | Cecil Taylor | 1994 | Album |
Double Holy House | Cecil Taylor | 1993 | Album |
Cecil Taylor | Cecil Taylor | 1992 | Compil. |
Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming Of The Masters Vol.2 | The Art Ensemble Of Chicago With Cecil Taylor | 1991 | Album |
Piano Solo 1984 | Cecil Taylor | 1991 | Album |
Cecil | Cecil Taylor | 1991 | Compil. |
Looking (Berlin Version) Corona | Cecil Taylor / Harald Kimmig / Muneer Abdul Fataah / William Parker / Tony Oxley | 1991 | Album |
1960 - 1961 | Cecil Taylor | 1991 | Compil. |
Garden Part 1 | Cecil Taylor | 1990 | Album |
Looking (Berlin Version) Solo | Cecil Taylor | 1990 | Album |
Air | Cecil Taylor | 1990 | Album |
Garden Part 2 | Cecil Taylor | 1990 | Album |
In Florescence | Cecil Taylor | 1990 | Album |
Spots, Circles, And Fantasy | Cecil Taylor & Han Bennink | 1989 | Album |
Erzulie Maketh Scent | Cecil Taylor | 1989 | Album |
In East-Berlin | Cecil Taylor & Günter Sommer | 1989 | Album |
The Complete Candid Recordings Of Cecil Taylor And Buell Neidlinger | Cecil Taylor And Buell Neidlinger | 1989 | Album |
Pleistozaen Mit Wasser | Cecil Taylor & Derek Bailey | 1989 | Album |
The Hearth | Cecil Taylor With Tristan Honsinger & Evan Parker | 1989 | Album |
Regalia | Cecil Taylor & Paul Lovens | 1989 | Album |
Remembrance | Cecil Taylor & Louis Moholo | 1989 | Album |
Leaf Palm Hand | Cecil Taylor & Tony Oxley | 1989 | Album |
Riobec | Cecil Taylor & Günter Sommer | 1989 | Album |
In Berlin '88 | Cecil Taylor | 1989 | Album |
Crossing | Cecil Taylor | 1989 | Compil. |
Cell Walk For Celeste | Cecil Taylor | 1988 | Album |
Chinampas | Cecil Taylor | 1988 | Album |
Tzotzil Mummers Tzotzil | Cecil Taylor | 1988 | Album |
For Olim | Cecil Taylor | 1987 | Album |
Historic Concerts | Max Roach And Cecil Taylor | 1984 | Album |
Calling It The 8th | Cecil Taylor | 1983 | Album |
Marty's Garage | Buell Neidlinger, Marty Krystall, Archie Shepp, Glenn Ferris, Bill Elgart, Don Preston, Deborah Fuss, Denis Charles, Cecil Taylor | 1983 | Album |
Praxis | Cecil Taylor | 1982 | Album |
Garden | Cecil Taylor | 1982 | Album |
It Is In The Brewing Luminous | Cecil Taylor | 1981 | Album |
Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! | Cecil Taylor | 1981 | Album |
One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye | Cecil Taylor | 1980 | Album |
Live In The Black Forest | Cecil Taylor | 1979 | Album |
3 Phasis | Cecil Taylor | 1979 | Album |
Embraced | Mary Lou Williams & Cecil Taylor | 1978 | Album |
Cecil Taylor Unit | Cecil Taylor | 1978 | Album |
The New Breed | Cecil Taylor / Charles Tolliver / Grachan Moncur III / Archie Shepp | 1978 | Compil. |
Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come | Cecil Taylor | 1976 | Compil. |
Silent Tongues: Live At Montreux '74 | Cecil Taylor | 1975 | Album |
In Transition | Cecil Taylor | 1975 | Compil. |
Indent | Cecil Taylor | 1973 | Album |
Student Studies | Cecil Taylor | 1973 | Album |
Solo | Cecil Taylor | 1973 | Album |
New York City R&B | Cecil Taylor, Buell Neidlinger | 1972 | Album |
Nuits De La Fondation Maeght Vol. 2 | Cecil Taylor | 1972 | Album |
Innovations | Cecil Taylor | 1972 | Album |
Nuits De La Fondation Maeght Vol. 3 | Cecil Taylor | 1972 | Album |
Nuits De La Fondation Maeght - 29 Juillet 69 | Cecil Taylor | 1971 | Album |
Nuits De La Fondation Maeght Vol. 1 | Cecil Taylor | 1971 | Album |
Conquistador! | Cecil Taylor | 1966 | Album |
Unit Structures | Cecil Taylor | 1966 | Album |
Unit Structures | Cecil Taylor | 1966 | Album |
Live At The Cafe Montmartre | Cecil Taylor | 1963 | Album |
The World Of Cecil Taylor | Cecil Taylor | 1960 | Album |
Charlie Mingus - Cecil Taylor | Charles Mingus - Cecil Taylor | Album | |
Air Above Mountains < Buildings Within > | Cecil Taylor | Album |
Cecil Taylor All Stars Jazz |
Cecil Taylor Ensemble *1996 Jazz |
Cecil Taylor European Orchestra Jazz |
Cecil Taylor Quintet US Jazz |
Cecil Taylor Segments II Jazz |
Cecil Taylor Trio Jazz |
Cecil Taylor Workshop Ensemble US *1989 Jazz |