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Biography

New York City (1929 – present)

Cecil Percival Taylor (born in New York City March 15 or 25, each date often cited, 1929) is an American pianist and poet now generally acknowledged to be one of the great innovative sources of free jazz (along with the better known Ornette Coleman). His first recording Jazz Advance was released in 1956, and is described by Cook & Morton in the Penguin Guide to Jazz: “While there are still many nods to conventional post-bop form in this set, it already points to the freedoms which the pianist would later immerse himself in”.

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2	Charge 'em Blues	25
2	Steps	25
4	Azure	24
5	Song	23
6	Rick Kick Shaw	20
7	Sweet and Lovely	19
8	Tales (8 Whisps)	15
9	You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to	12
10	Enter, Evening (Soft Line Structure)	11
11	Conquistador	10
11	Enter, Evening (Alternate Take)	10
13	Air	9
13	Things Ain't What They Used to Be	9
15	Jumpin' Punkins (Take 6)	8