Chalupa Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) roaratorio.recs on Instagram is reporting that Cecil Taylor has passed. Edited April 6, 2018 by Chalupa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 It will take a while to take this in RIP to the great man who opened up my ears to everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 An incredible loss. Nothing but love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 He was 89. Quite a life and career. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) What a unique individual. He was such a giant musically. He will be missed. R.I.P. Mr. Taylor. Edited April 6, 2018 by Hardbopjazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterioso Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Sad news. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 One of the real great innovators. When I grew up, Free Jazz was still quite in action and Cecil Taylor together with Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry sure was one of the most important leaders of that great movement. His music is harder to understand than Ornette and Don Cherry, but if you get into it, it will thrill you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Damn. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Thank you Mr.Taylor. May you rest in peace. You have left us a monumental legacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) Just glad that I got to see him play. RIP, the Blue Note albums will be spun this weekend. 89 is not a bad innings but even so - very sad news. I didn’t always like his music but one of the great innovators - yes. Edited April 6, 2018 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Sad news ! R.I.P. Cecil Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Weil Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 His music is indelible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Sad news. It took me years into my jazz listening to get his music. I’m so glad that I did. Genius gets overused but I think that applies here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 gut punch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 89 years is a good run, and, if anyone deserves peace from here on to whenever, it's Cecil. Would still take another decade of his presence and intensity, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 This hurts. Thank you for the music ... and the life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 R.I.P. Happened to catch an interview with Alexander von Schlippenbach earlier today in the car, he talked about how he admired Cecil, went to his concerts and got to meet him in Berlin - Cecil was at his home and they talked .... what a coincidence. I wondered how he was doing, log in here and read the news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 He brought so much and opened wide horizons... He was a good friend and will be missed. My thoughts go to Andrew Cyrille, his faithful accompanist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 A massive innovator whose importance cannot be ignored, I have a long way to go with familiarity with his music besides "Conquistador" and the "Pontos Cantados" track on "One Night With Blue Note, Preserved, Vol 2" and the "Imagine The Sound" documentary, but his sound and influence is so wide. Parts of Yosuke Yamashitas's classic "Chiasma" definitely remind me of Taylor, as does Alfredo Rodriguez' performance of "Oye Como Va" on the 2012 Mack Avenue Superband album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 2 hours ago, brownie said: He brought so much and opened wide horizons... He was a good friend and will be missed. My thoughts go to Andrew Cyrille, his faithful accompanist! I’m very gratified for this post especially as I know you were his friend. I’m very much looking forward to May 23rd - the opening night of Vision Fest when Andrew is playing in 2 bands. I’m very sure Cecil’s spirit will be strongly felt on that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 A touching tribute https://thebluemoment.com/2018/04/06/cecil-taylor-himself/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Bivins Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 RIP, Mr. Taylor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Very sad news. Some of the most exciting piano music I've heard. Caught him live on two occasions both memorable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) R.I.P. Cecil Taylor. Damn! Impossible to put into words how great Cecil Taylor was. Thank you, Mr. Taylor. I was listening to some of Cecil's Berlin recordings this afternoon unaware he had passed away. North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, 1976. Edited April 6, 2018 by erwbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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