Album Rating: 4.5
It’s a 4.5 (closer to a 5 than a 4 tho) which is pretty wild, because that makes it my 4th fave jazz album at worst
Exciting developments!
(I should also check more Cecil, as I’ve only heard this and Conquistador)
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Check:
• Conquistador! (you said this already but it's so good it deserved to be re-mentioned)
• The Cecil Taylor Unit (great use of the violin throughout; Side B is incredible)
• 3 Phasis (very overlooked gem in his free jazz pocket; extremely dense and layered)
• The World of Cecil Taylor (his version of "The Shape of Jazz to Come")
• Fly Fly Fly Fly Fly (solo piano record, hard to subsist with only one instrument sometimes, but he makes it work)
• Winged Serpent (awesome big band interpretation of his classic free jazz style)
• Looking Ahead! (one of his earliest works, and very "conventional" by his standards, but still essential imo; but beware the vibraphone)
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Album Rating: 4.5
The World of Cecil Taylor was supposed to be next up but I got side-tracked
thanks for the (further) guidance!
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don't forget One Too Many Salty Swift and Hello
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Album Rating: 4.5
World of Cecil Taylor, more like world of good jazz
He was such a sensational pianist
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He was. Seems to be generally overlooked when discussing jazz greats, too. Like, he will always get a mention, and his albums are rated favorably at most outlets. But he's rarely mentioned in anyone's top 10 or whatever, at least from what I've seen. Maybe that's a ludicrous sentiment. Maybe it's recency bias - I just finished up some of his albums I hadn't heard before (and also revisited the few I had) but came out on the other side wondering which jazz giant I'd have to bump from my Mt Rushmore to make room for Cecil.
I suppose this reaction hinges heavily on your predilection for free jazz specifically (hence why I find myself in similar arguments regarding Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler), but yeah man, Cecil's discography is quickly turning into one of my absolute favorites within the jazz-o-sphere.
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Album Rating: 4.3
Luv this 4 u Demon
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