http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6087&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fcecil-taylor%2Fplaylists.rssA giant among the jazz avant-garde, Cecil Taylor's first forays into free improvisation predate even those of Ornette Coleman. His dizzying, explosive frenzies seem to reference every twentieth century style of piano playing imaginable, from pounding boogie-woogie to Debussy-esque impressionism. In his early, Bebop-derived explorations, he reveals a keen, unorthodox rhythmic sensibility. And for those of you who don't believe that the piano can actually function as a percussion instrument, listen to Taylor attack the keys. Taylor's primary accomplice was alto sax virtuoso Jimmy Lyons, but the pianist would sometimes play solo. And when he put together a larger group, the results were often stunning, as on the 1966 classic LP featuring drummer Andrew Cyrille, <I>Unit Structures</I>. Taylor could even make room for another pianist in his seemingly overabundant flurries of notes—listen to his duets with the highly underacknowledged Mary Lou Williams.Free Jazzen720Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:20:09 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6087&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fcecil-taylor%2Fplaylists.rss A giant among the jazz avant-garde, Cecil Taylor's first forays into free improvisation predate even those of Ornette Coleman. His dizzying, explosive frenzies seem to reference every twentieth century style of piano playing imaginable, from pounding boogie-woogie to Debussy-esque impressionism. In his early, Bebop-derived explorations, he reveals a keen, unorthodox rhythmic sensibility. And for those of you who don't believe that the piano can actually function as a percussion instrument, listen to Taylor attack the keys. Taylor's primary accomplice was alto sax virtuoso Jimmy Lyons, but the pianist would sometimes play solo. And when he put together a larger group, the results were often stunning, as on the 1966 classic LP featuring drummer Andrew Cyrille, <I>Unit Structures</I>. Taylor could even make room for another pianist in his seemingly overabundant flurries of notes—listen to his duets with the highly underacknowledged Mary Lou Williams. http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.30357402&variant=play&rws=%2Fcecil-taylor%2Fplaylists.rss Jazz Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:05:15 -0700 Playlists Featuring Cecil Taylor on Rhapsody Online 30357402 ply.30357402 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.30357402&variant=play&rws=%2Fcecil-taylor%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.19856566&variant=play&rws=%2Fcecil-taylor%2Fplaylists.rss Jazz Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:15:00 -0800 Playlists Featuring Cecil Taylor on Rhapsody Online 19856566 ply.19856566 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.19856566&variant=play&rws=%2Fcecil-taylor%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17916039&variant=play&rws=%2Fcecil-taylor%2Fplaylists.rss Jazz Tue, 5 May 2009 10:49:49 -0700 Playlists Featuring Cecil Taylor on Rhapsody Online 17916039 ply.17916039 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17916039&variant=play&rws=%2Fcecil-taylor%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8624470&variant=play&rws=%2Fcecil-taylor%2Fplaylists.rss Jazz Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:58:40 -0700 Playlists Featuring Cecil Taylor on Rhapsody Online 8624470 ply.8624470 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8624470&variant=play&rws=%2Fcecil-taylor%2Fplaylists.rss