Cecil Taylor

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Born:
March 15, 1929, he's 83 and American.
Birthname:
Cecil Percival Taylor.
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An Artist with 69 releases, a member of 2 groups, and credited once on others' music. 15 collaborations.

Biography

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Cecil Percival Taylor (born March 15 or March 25, 1929 in New York City) 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).

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Free Jazz, Avant-Garde, Jazz. Vote on Genres

Discography

82 releases – 69 under his own name, 12 in other groups and 1 credit on others' music Edit
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