*** Cecil Taylor ***

[colinmce]

I have had a concert recording with Lyons, Sirone and Cyrille scheduled for release since the late '70s. Things always seem to get in the way.

Well shit, good luck for all our sakes.

[brownie]

I know we're not linking boots/etc. so I won't do that here, but I am curious if anyone' s heard the 1971 Town Hall solo concert that's recently been put out on CD. Saw a used copy and was curious if it's worth picking up (therefore avoiding paying the bootleggers) or if the sound is abominable.

The sound is bad, but fighting through it I heard some motifs in his playing that I wasn't familiar with, so I think it's worth the plunge.

Found a cheap copy soon after it came out.

Everything about the CD was cheap, except the music!

[bluesoul]

Cecil Taylor won the Kyoto Prize (and 50 million yen) for being "An Innovative Jazz Musician Who Has Fully Explored the Possibilities of Piano Improvisation".

[CraigP]

What a nice honor. The article I read says he's scheduled for a solo concert around September, so hopefully it will get recorded.

[paul secor]

Good for Cecil!

[Chuck Nessa]

Cecil is worthy of any honor coming his way. Thank you Mr. Taylor.

[Hardbopjazz]

Outstanding. Cecil deserves it.

[Hardbopjazz]

Does anyone recall a thread regarding Cecil Taylor that was in the artist section that listed a website showing all his coming concert dates? I've found dozen of threads discussing Cecil, but not the one I am looking for. I am hoping he is going to play sometime in the New York area.

[Chuck Nessa]

There was a CT site but I fear it is gone.

Edited June 22, 2013 by Chuck Nessa

[Blue Train]

It's because he's not performing that much anymore. His age and the way he plays....

@ the moment for this year.


http://www.jazzfestivalwillisau.ch/uebersicht/programm/hauptbuehne/

Edited June 22, 2013 by Blue Train

[brownie]

Much deserved award for CT!

[king ubu]

His age and the way he plays....

What's that supposed to mean?

[colinmce]

I think he's just referring to the physicality of Mr. Taylor's playing, which must be draining at 84.

[Carl Baugher]

Glad to hear about the Japanese award. Well-deserved.

[Caravan]

That's a restaurant in Cape Town?

Or not?

Please enlighten me!

Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! = 5 Flies

Apparently it is a real restaurant, however. I'm not sure I'd want to use flies to help advertise a food service venue though.

It is (or was?) a restaurant in Amsterdam, Netherlands. I was a dishwasher there in 1968.

[Blue Train]

I think he's just referring to the physicality of Mr. Taylor's playing, which must be draining at 84.

Exactly. Sorry I wasn't clearer. Beside his playing....you really have to marvel at it all. One of those I will road trip/fly to anything I can,

Edited June 22, 2013 by Blue Train

[king ubu]

I think he's just referring to the physicality of Mr. Taylor's playing, which must be draining at 84.

Exactly. Sorry I wasn't clearer. Beside his playing....you really have to marvel at it all. One of those I will road trip/fly to anything I can,

Oh, okay - I thought you meant something like he was in decline or some other negative thing. Glad it's the other way 'round!

I only had one chance to see him live so far - in duo with Tony Oxley -, travelled quite a bit, too (including a stay overnight), and it was more than worth it!

[Blue Train]

I think he's just referring to the physicality of Mr. Taylor's playing, which must be draining at 84.

Exactly. Sorry I wasn't clearer. Beside his playing....you really have to marvel at it all. One of those I will road trip/fly to anything I can,

Oh, okay - I thought you meant something like he was in decline

In that sense like Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, and Roscoe Mitchell....each year they're performing less.

Catch them when you can.

Edited June 22, 2013 by Blue Train

[king ubu]

Oh, I do! Rollins I missed once, but caught him another time, saw Mitchell in a very strong solo performance once, but never yet Ornette - no one willing to pay his fees in rich Switzerland, I guess. Okay, obviously those locations where he'd fit aren't rich at all ... and the high-brow places that do book Rollins have no use for Ornette's - or Taylor's - music, alas.

[Blue Train]

Last I heard....this was going to happen in Switzerland.

Road trip!

It's because he's not performing that much anymore. His age and the way he plays....

@ the moment for this year.


http://www.jazzfestivalwillisau.ch/uebersicht/programm/hauptbuehne/

[king ubu]

Oh, wow! I had no idea, thanks!

[Blue Train]

You're welcome.

[Blue Train]

Cecil Taylor with Opening Set by Jason Moran @ the Kennedy Center on Oct. 5th.

http://www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=MOJPC

[Late]

That's a restaurant in Cape Town?

Or not?

Please enlighten me!

Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! = 5 Flies

Apparently it is a real restaurant, however. I'm not sure I'd want to use flies to help advertise a food service venue though.

It is (or was?) a restaurant in Amsterdam, Netherlands. I was a dishwasher there in 1968.

Kewl! I was a dishwasher too — my first real job as a music school dropout.

But, getting back to Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! ... I finally picked up the new remaster. Incredible sound, and the music is wonderful. It's a Taylor record that even Taylor-haters could get into (I think). For Taylor fans, it's like being wrapped in velvet (with drink-of-choice in hand). I purchased my copy directly from importcds.

[Alexander Hawkins]

For anyone who hasn't seen it, this is priceless, with a great deal of footage of the Lyons/Silva/Cyrille band too...