Cecil Taylor Catalog

1956 (age 27)

Cecil Taylor Quartet - Jazz Advance   Transition trlp 19   1957

Steve Lacy, soprano sax #2,4; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass #1-4,6; Dennis Charles, drums #1-4,6.

Boston, MA, September 14, 1956

1.Bemsha Swing
2.Charge 'Em Blues
3.Azure
4.Song
5.You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
6.Rick Kick Shaw

** also released on Transition (J) LNJ-70072 in 1976, (J) GXF-3121 in 1979.
** part of In Transition, Blue Note BN-LA458-H2 in 1975.

Various Artists - Jazz In Transition   Transition trlp 30   1956

Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums.

Boston, MA, September 14, 1956

Sweet And Lovely

** also released on Transition (J) GXF-3126 in 1979.

1957

The Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory & The Cecil Taylor Quartet At Newport   Verve MGV-8238   1957

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums.

Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, afternoon, July 6, 1957

Johnny Come Lately
Nona's Blues
Tune 2

** also released on The Cecil Taylor Quartet, The Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory Quintet - Modern Jazz, ARS G-437 in 1950s.

1958

The Cecil Taylor Quartet - Looking Ahead!   Contemporary M3562   1959

Earl Griffith, vibraharp; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, June 9, 1958

Luyah! The Glorious Step
African Violets
Of What
Wallering
Toll
Excursion On A Wobbly Rail

** also released on Contemporary S7562 in 1959; Original Jazz Classics OJC-452 in 1990, OJCCD-452-2 in 1990.

The Cecil Taylor Quintet - Hard Driving Jazz   United Artists UAL 4014   1959

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Chuck Israels, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

NYC, October 13, 1958

Shifting Down
Like Someone In Love
Just Friends
Double Clutching

** also released on The Cecil Taylor Quintet - Stereo Drive, United Artists UAS 5014 in 1959. and on John Coltrane - Coltrane Time, United Artists UAJ 14001 in 1963, UAJS 15001 in 1963; Solid State SS 18025 in 1968; United Artists UAS-5638 in 1972.

1959 (age 30)

Cecil Taylor Trio And Quintet - Love For Sale   United Artists UAL 4046   1959

Ted Curson, trumpet #4-6; Bill Barron, tenor sax #4-6; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Rudy Collins or Dennis Charles, drums.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 15, 1959

1.Get Out Of Town
2.I Love Paris
3.Love For Sale
4.Little Lees (aka Louise)
5.Matie's Trophies (aka Motystrophe)
6.Carol / Three Points

** also released on United Artists UAS 5046 in 1959.
** part of In Transition, Blue Note BN-LA458-H2 in 1975.

1960

The Complete Candid Recordings Of Cecil Taylor And Buell Neidlinger   Mosaic MR6-127   1989

Archie Shepp, tenor sax #1,4; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums #1,4; Sunny Murray, drums #2,3; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 12, 1960

1.Air (take 5)
2.Number One (take 1)
3.Number One (take 3)
4.Air (take 9)

Archie Shepp, tenor sax #1,2; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 13, 1960

1.Air (take 21)
2.Air (take 29)
3.Port Of Call (take 3)

** also released on Mosaic MD4-127 in 1989.
** same as The World Of Cecil Taylor, Candid CJM 8006 in 1961 + New York City R&B, Barnaby KZ 31035 in 1972 + Cecil Taylor All Stars Featuring Buell Neidlinger, Candid (J) SONF-01107 in 1971 + 13 bonus tracks.

The World Of Cecil Taylor   Candid CJM 8006   1961

Archie Shepp, tenor sax #3; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 12, 1960

1.This Nearly Was Mine (take 2)
2.E.B. (take 2)
3.Lazy Afternoon (take 1)

Archie Shepp, tenor sax #1; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 13, 1960

1.Air (take 28)
2.Port Of Call (take 2)

** also released on Candid CJS 9006 in 1961, (Eu) CS 9006 in 1985, (E) CCD79006 in 1989. and on The Cecil Taylor Quartet - Air, Barnaby Z 30562 in 1971.
** part of The Complete Candid Recordings Of Cecil Taylor And Buell Neidlinger, Mosaic MR6-127 in 1989, MD4-127 in 1989.

Cecil Taylor - Air   Candid (E) CCD79046   1990

Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Sunny Murray, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 12, 1960

Number One (take 2)

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 13, 1960

Air (take 24)

1961

The Gil Evans Orchestra - Into The Hot   Impulse! A-9   1962

Ted Curson, trumpet #1; Roswell Rudd, trombone #1; Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Henry Grimes, bass; Jimmy Murray, drums.

Webster Hall, NYC, October 10, 1961

1. 10540Mixed
2. 10541Pots
3. 10542Bulbs

** also released on Impulse! AS-9 in 1962, 767 419 104-2.

1962

Cecil Taylor - Live At The Cafe Montmartre   Debut (D) DEB 138   1963

Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Sonny Murray, drums.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 23, 1962

Trance
Call
Lena
D Trad, That's What (as That's What)

** also released on Fantasy LP 6014 in 1964, LP 86014 in 1964; Fontana (E) SFJL 928 in 1969. and on Cecil Taylor At The Cafe Montmartre, Fontana (Du) 688 602 ZL in 1966, 888 602 ZY in 1966. and on Trance, Black Lion (G) BLCD 760220 in 1996.
** part of Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come, Arista Freedom AL 1905 in 1976. and of Freedom (J) TKCB-70310 in 1994, (J) TKCB-71261 in 1997.

Cecil Taylor Jazz Unit - Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come   Debut (D) DEB 148   1965

same session.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 23, 1962

What's New
Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come (1st variation)
Lena (2nd variation)
Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come (2nd variation)

** also released on Fontana (Du) 688 609 ZL in 1966, 888 609 ZY, (E) SFJL 926 in 1969. and on What's New, Freedom (E) FLP 40124 in 1974.
** part of Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come, Arista Freedom AL 1905 in 1976. and of Live At The Cafe Montmartre, Freedom (J) TKCB-70310 in 1994, (J) TKCB-71261 in 1997.

Cecil Taylor - Live At The Cafe Montmartre   Freedom (J) TKCB-70310   1994

same session.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 23, 1962

Call (alternate take) (2nd version)
Untitled Sample

** same as Debut (D) DEB 138 in 1963 + Cecil Taylor Jazz Unit - Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come, (D) DEB 148 in 1965 + 2 bonus tracks.

1965

Charlie Mingus-Cecil Taylor - Rare Broadcast Performances   Ozone 19   1970s

Jimmy Lyons, alto sax #2; Cecil Taylor, piano; Henry Grimes, bass #2; Sunny Murray, drums.

NET television broadcast, USA: Music episode Jazz: The Experimenters, Village Gate, NYC, September 10, 1965

1.Number One (as No. One)
2.Octagonal Skirt & Fancy Pants

1966

Cecil Taylor - Unit Structures   Blue Note BLP 4237   1966

Eddie Gale, trumpet #1,4; Jimmy Lyons, alto sax #1,2,4; Ken McIntyre, alto sax, oboe, bass clarinet #1,2,4; Cecil Taylor, piano, bells; Alan Silva, bass; Henry Grimes, bass #1,2,4; Andrew Cyrille, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 19, 1966

1. 1735 tk.2Enter Evening (Soft Line Structure)
2. 1736 tk.7Steps
3. 1737 tk.27/23/24/8/18Tales (8 Whips)
4. 1738 tk.31/41/45/43Unit Structure / As Of A Now / Section

** also released on Blue Note BST 84237 in 1966, CDP 7 84237 2 in 1987.

Cecil Taylor - Unit Structures   Blue Note CDP 7 84237 2   1987

Eddie Gale, trumpet; Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Ken McIntyre, alto sax, oboe, bass clarinet; Cecil Taylor, piano, bells; Henry Grimes, Alan Silva, bass; Andrew Cyrille, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 19, 1966

tk.1Enter Evening (Soft Line Structure) (alternate take)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4237 in 1966 + 1 bonus track.

Cecil Taylor - Conquistador!   Blue Note BLP 4260   1966

Bill Dixon, trumpet; Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Henry Grimes, Alan Silva, bass; Andrew Cyrille, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 6, 1966

1781 tk.2With (Exit)
1782 tk.10Conquistador

** also released on Blue Note BST 84260 in 1966, CDP 7 46535 2 in 1987, CDP 7 84260 2 in 1989.

Cecil Taylor - Conquistador!   Blue Note CDP 7 84260 2   1989

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 6, 1966

tk.6With (Exit) (alternate take)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4260 in 1966 + 1 bonus track.

Cecil Taylor   BYG (J) YX-4003/4   1973

Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Alan Silva, bass; Andrew Cyrille, drums.

Paris, France, November 30, 1966

Student Studies Part 1
Student Studies Part 2
Amplitude
Niggle Feuigle

** also released on Student Studies, Affinity (E) AFFD 74 in 1981.

1968

Cecil Taylor - Praxis   Praxis (Greek) CM 104/105   1982

Cecil Taylor, piano.

live in Italy, July, 1968

Praxis, Part I
Praxis, Part II
Praxis, Part III
Praxis, Part IV

1969 (age 40)

Cecil Taylor - Nuits De La Fondation Maeght Vol. 1   Shandar (F) SR 10 011   1971

Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Sam Rivers, tenor, soprano sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Andrew Cyrille, drums.

Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-De-Vence, France, July 29, 1969

Second Act Of A Vol. 1 Face A
Second Act Of A Vol. 1 Face B

** also released on Shandar (F) 83 507 in 1972.
** part of Nuits De La Fondation Maeght, Shandar (F) 83 507/83 508/83 509 in 1972. and of The Great Concert Of Cecil Taylor, Prestige P-34003 in 1977.

Cecil Taylor - Nuits De La Fondation Maeght Vol. 2   Shandar (F) 83 508   1972

same session.

Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-De-Vence, France, July 29, 1969

Second Act Of A Vol. II Face A
Second Act Of A Vol. II Face B

** part of Nuits De La Fondation Maeght, Shandar (F) 83 507/83 508/83 509 in 1972. and of The Great Concert Of Cecil Taylor, Prestige P-34003 in 1977.

Cecil Taylor - Nuits De La Fondation Maeght Vol. 3   Shandar (F) 83 509   1972

same session.

Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-De-Vence, France, July 29, 1969

Second Act Of A Vol. III Face A
Second Act Of A Vol. III Face B

** part of Nuits De La Fondation Maeght, Shandar (F) 83 507/83 508/83 509 in 1972. and of The Great Concert Of Cecil Taylor, Prestige P-34003 in 1977.

Cecil Taylor Quartet - In Europe   Jazz Connoisseur (Israeli) JC 111   late 1970s

same personnel.

De Doelen Concert Hall, Rotterdam, Holland, November 9, 1969

Improvisation 1
Improvisation 2

1973

Cecil Taylor Piano - Indent   Unit Core 30555   1973

Cecil Taylor, piano.

Antioch Theatre, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH, 2nd set, March 11, 1973

Indent: First Layer
Indent: Second Layer, Part One
Indent: Second Layer, Part Two
Indent: Third Layer

** also released on Indent, Freedom (E) FLP 41038 in 1977; Arista Freedom AL 1038.

Cecil Taylor Unit In Japan - Akisakila   Trio (J) PA-3004/5   1973

Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Andrew Cyrille, drums.

Koseinenkin Dai-Hall, Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 1973

Bulu Akisakila Kutala 1
Bulu Akisakila Kutala 2
Bulu Akisakila Kutala 3
Bulu Akisakila Kutala 4

Cecil Taylor - Solo   Trio (J) PA-7067   1973

Cecil Taylor, piano.

Iino Hall, Tokyo, Japan, May 29, 1973

Lono: Choral Of Voice (Elesion)
Lono: Lono
Lono: Asapk In Ame
Indent: 1/2 Of First Layer
Indent: 2nd 1/2 Of First Layer

** also released on Venus (J) TKCZ-79029 in 1994.

Cecil Taylor Unit - Spring Of Two Blue-J's   Unit Core 30551   1974

Jimmy Lyons, alto sax #2; Cecil Taylor, piano; Sirone Jones aka Norris Jones, bass #2; Andrew Cyrille, drums #2.

Town Hall, NYC, November 4, 1973

1.Part 1: Spring Of Two Blue-J's
2.Part 2: Spring Of Two Blue-J's

1974

Cecil Taylor - Recorded Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival - Silent Tongues   Freedom (E) FLP 40146   1975

Cecil Taylor, piano.

Montreux Jazz Festival, Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 2, 1974

Abyss (First Movement) / Petals And Filaments (Second Movement) / Jitney (Third Movement)
Crossing (Fourth Movement) Part One
Crossing (Fourth Movement) Part Two
After All (Fifth Movement)
Jitney No. 2
After All No. 2

** also released on Live At Montreux '74 - Silent Tongues, Freedom (E) FLP 41005 in 1975; Arista Freedom AL 1005.

1976

Cecil Taylor Unit - Dark To Themselves   Enja (G) 2084   1976

Raphe Malik, trumpet; Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; David S. Ware, tenor sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Marc Edwards, drums.

The 17th Yugoslavian Jazz Festival, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, June 18, 1976

Streams
Chorus Of Seed

** also released on Inner City IC 3001 in 1977.

Cecil Taylor - Air Above Mountains <Buildings Within>   Enja (G) 3005   1976

Cecil Taylor, piano.

The Moosham Castle Open-Air Festival, Austria, August 20, 1976

Air Above Mountains <Buildings Within> Part One
Air Above Mountains <Buildings Within> Part Two

** also released on Inner City IC 3021 in 1978.

1978

Cecil Taylor Unit   New World NW 201   1978

Raphe Malik, trumpet; Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Ramsey Ameen, violin; Cecil Taylor, piano; Sirone, bass; Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums.

Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, April, 1978

Idut
Serdab
Holiday En Masque

Cecil Taylor - 3 Phasis   New World NW 303   1979

same session.

Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, April, 1978

3 Phasis: Side One
3 Phasis: Side Two

Cecil Taylor - Live In The Black Forest   MPS (G) 0068.220   1979

Raphe Malik, trumpet; Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Ramsey Ameen, violin; Cecil Taylor, piano; Sirone, bass; Ron Jackson aka Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums.

SWF-Radio Jazz Concert, Kirchzarten/Black Forest, West Germany, June 3, 1978

The Eel Pot
Sperichill On Calling

** also released on MPS (G) 5C 064-62612; Pausa PR 7053.

Cecil Taylor - One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye   hat Hut (Swi) 3R02   1980

Raphe Malik, trumpet; Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Ramsey Ameen, violin; Cecil Taylor, piano; Sirone, bass; Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums.

Mozart-Saal/Liederhalle, Stuttgart, West Germany, June 14, 1978

One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye: Side A
One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye: Side B
One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye: Side C
One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye: Side D
One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye: Side E
One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye: Side F

** also released on hatART (Swi) 3011 in 1986.

1980 (age 51)

Cecil Taylor - It Is In The Brewing Luminous   hat Hut (Swi) 2R16   1981

Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Ramsey Ameen, violin; Jerome Cooper, balafon, drums; Cecil Taylor, piano; Alan Silva, bass, cello; Sunny Murray, drums.

Fat Tuesday's, NYC, February 8 and 9, 1980

It Is In The Brewing Luminous: Side A
It Is In The Brewing Luminous: Side B
It Is In The Brewing Luminous: Side C
It Is In The Brewing Luminous: Side D

Cecil Taylor - Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly!   MPS (G) 0068.263   1981

Cecil Taylor, piano.

MPS-Tonstudio, Villingen/Black Forest, West Germany, September 14, 1980

T (Beautiful Young'n)
Astar
Ensaslayi
I (Sister Young'n)
Corn In Sun + T (Moon)
The Stele Stolen And Broken Is Reclaimed
N + R (Love Is Friends)
Rocks Sub Amba

** also released on Pausa PR 7108.

1981

Cecil Taylor - Calling It The 8th   hatMUSICS (Swi) 3508   1983

Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; William Parker, bass; Rashid Bakr, drums.

live at 2nd Freiburger Jazztage, Freiburg, West Germany, November 8, 1981

Calling It The 8th I (short)
Calling It The 8th II (short)
Calling It The 9th (short)

Cecil Taylor - The Eighth   hatART (Swi) 2036   1986

same session.

live at 2nd Freiburger Jazztage, Freiburg, West Germany, November 8, 1981

Calling It The 8th I
Calling It The 8th II
Calling It The 8th III
Calling It The 9th

Cecil Taylor - Garden   hatART (Swi) 1993/94   1982

Cecil Taylor, piano.

live at Jazz In Basel Concert, Basel, Switzerland, November 16, 1981

Elell
Garden II
Garden I / Stepping On Stars
Introduction To Z
Driver Says
Pemmican
Points

1984

Cecil Taylor Segments II (Orchestra Of Two Continents) - Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants)   Soul Note (It) SN 1089   1985

Enrico Rava, Tomasz Stanko, trumpet, voice; Karen Borca, bassoon, voice; Jimmy Lyons, alto sax, voice; John Tchicai, tenor sax, bass clarinet, voice; Frank Wright, tenor sax, voice; Gunter Hampel, baritone sax, bass clarinet, voice; Cecil Taylor, piano, voice; William Parker, bass, voice; Andre Martinez, drums, percussion, voice; Rashied Bakr, drums, voice.

Studio 7, Milan, Italy, October 22-24, 1984

Taht
Womb Waters Scent Of The Burning Armadillo Shell
Cun-Un-Un-Un-An
Winged Serpent

1985

Various Artists - One Night With Blue Note Volume 2   Blue Note BT 85114   1985

Cecil Taylor, piano.

Town Hall, NYC, February 22, 1985

Pontos Cantados: Point1/Klook At The Top Of The Staivs / Point2/Question

** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 46148 2 in 1985.

1986

Cecil Taylor - For Olim   Soul Note (It) SN 1150   1987

Cecil Taylor, piano.

Workshop Freie Music 1986, Academy Of Arts, Berlin, West Germany, April 9, 1986

Olim
Glossalalia - Part Four
Mirror And Water Gazing
Living - Dedicated To Julian Beck
For The Death
For The Rabbit
For The Water Dog
The Question

1987

The Cecil Taylor Unit - Live In Bologna   Leo Records (E) LR 404/405   1988

Carlos Ward, reeds; Leroy Jenkins, violin; Cecil Taylor, piano; William Parker, bass; Thurman Barker, drums, marimba, percussion.

live in Bologna, Italy, November 3, 1987

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

The Cecil Taylor Unit - Live In Vienna   Leo Records (E) LR 408/409   1988

Carlos Ward, reeds; Leroy Jenkins, violin; Cecil Taylor, piano, poetry reading; William Parker, bass; Thurman Barker, drums, marimba, voice.

live in Vienna, Austria, November 7, 1987

Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D

Cecil Taylor - Tzotzil/Mummers/Tzotzil   Leo Records (E) LR 162

Carlos Ward, reeds; Leroy Jenkins, violin; Cecil Taylor, piano, poetry reading; William Parker, bass; Thurman Barker, drums, marimba.

New Morning, Paris, France, November 13, 1987

Side A
Side B

Cecil Taylor - Chinampas   Leo Records (E) LR 153

Cecil Taylor, poetry reading, voice, tympani, bells, small percussion.

Doodlehums Studios, London, England, November 16 and 17, 1987

Side A
Side B

1989 (age 60)

Cecil Taylor - In Florescence   A&M SP-5286   1990

Cecil Taylor, piano, voice; William Parker, bass; Gregg Bendian, percussion.

RCA Studios, NYC, June 8, 1989

J.
Pethro Visiting The Abyss
Saita
For Steve McCall
In Florescence
Ell Moving Track
Sirenes 1/3
Anast In Crisis Mouthful Of Fresh Cut Flowers
Leaf Taken Horn

Cecil Taylor, piano, voice #1,2,4,5, prepared piano #3; William Parker, bass #1,2,4,5, voice, percussion #3; Gregg Bendian, percussion #1,2,4,5, voice #3.

1.Entity
2.Charles And Thee
3.Chal Chuiatlichue Goddess Of Green Flowing Waters
4.Morning Of Departure
5.Feng Shui

** also released on A&M CD 5286 in 1990.

2008 (age 79)

Cecil Taylor And Tony Oxley - Ailanthus / Altissima - Bilateral Dimensions Of 2 Root Songs   Triple Point Records 037   2010

Cecil Taylor, piano; Tony Oxley, drums.

Village Vanguard, NYC, November 6 and 9, 2008

Ailanthus: Untitled A
Ailanthus: Untitled B1
Ailanthus: Untitled B2
Altissima: Untitled C1
Altissima: Untitled C2
Altissima: Untitled D1
Altissima: Untitled D2