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Bookmark or Share- The Revolutionary Genius of Cecil Taylor - The New YorkerRichard Brody writes about the jazz musician Cecil Taylor, who died on Thursday.
- Now in Astral Plane: Cecil Taylor (1929–2018) - Poetry FoundationAt the end of last week, we heard the saddening news that poet, visionary musician, and artist Cecil Taylor had passed away at the age of 89. "His death was confirmed by his legal guardian, Adam C. Wilner.
- Cecil Taylor | Biography, Music, & Facts | BritannicaCecil Taylor, American jazz musician and composer, among the leading free-style pianists. His mastery of improved form was unprecedented in jazz; he used an extensive repertoire of devices to develop simple material into dense, complex, extended, but structurally unified works.
- The Deceptively Accessible Music of Cecil TaylorThe Deceptively Accessible Music of Cecil Taylor The composer and free-jazz giant, who died Thursday at 89, has a reputation for making challenging music, but the reality is far less imposing....
- Cecil Taylor - WikipediaCecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018) [1] [2] [3] was an American pianist and poet. [4] [5] Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in complex improvisation often involving tone clusters and intricate polyrhythms.
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