paul secor Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I just came across this interview with Cecil Taylor and wanted to share it with anyone who might be interested. (Apologies if it's been posted here before.) http://wings.buffalo.edu/epc/authors/funkhouser/ceciltaylor.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Thanks. At first glance, it is new to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 very smart comments on Genet; compare to Albert Murray's comments on same; Murray was truly an intellectual lightweight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Very nice reading. Cecil is a world treasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeway Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) I've seen Cecil a couple times, when he has rewarded the audience with poetry and dance, in addition to solo piano. I have to say it's rather mesmeric. Edited January 31, 2015 by Leeway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) As far as I can remember, I've seen Cecil live four times. The first time I saw and heard him was the most intense musical experience of my life. Edited January 31, 2015 by paul secor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I've seen Cecil live twice First in the late 90's with a quartet including Dominic Duval and the soprano saxophonist and drummer I didn't like. Was the second set after Abdullah Ibrahim. Very odd double bill. Second time was very memorable - a duet with Tony Oxley @ Tonic maybe in 1999 or 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I have heard Cecil untold times starting in 1965. He never left me less than overwhelmed. I hope he still considers me a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsMobley Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 If anyone knows the interviewer-- who did some fine work, esp. getting Cecil on poetry-- &/or website, they really ought to fix some of these things Obviously I'm fascinated with words. And without thinking of rhythm in language, but knowing that it's there, and reading a lot of different people, finally what happens is the same thing that happens when we are involved in music. I listen to a lot of different music. For instance, today I listened to Chinese Classical music--which I really didn't dig too much, but I'll listen to it again--I listened to Islamic chants that really knocked me the fuck out. And just single voices. I listened to Duke Ellington's Orchestra circa 1945-- there was one piece that was just amazing. I listened to Victoria de los Angeles singing Purcell's "Diedere and something or other..." and then I listened to Gary Grafman playing the first movement of the Brahms piano concerto. Brahms, boy I tell you--then I listened to Leonard T. Price singing the last movement of Richard Strauss' "Solome." Boy--what what a-- wheeew--boy, that guy--I have to go to see that guy. A lot of shit was up. DIdo [and Aneas] LEONTYNE PRICE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7XmOLcd1cw Salome the misspellings per se no big deal but if one misses the Leontyne Price & Cecil connections, one missses LOTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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