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Born: March 25, 1929 in New York, NY
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Jazz

Biography
Soon after he first emerged in the mid-'50s, pianist Cecil Taylor was the most advanced improviser in jazz; five decades later he is still the most radical. Although in his early days he used some standards as vehicles for improvisation, since the early '60s Taylor has stuck exclusively to originals. To simplify describing his style, one could say ... Continue Bio >>

Discography:
Buildings Within
2008 Dance Project
2005 Almeda
2004 Owner of the Riverbank
2004 Incarnation
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Filmography:
2004 The Jazz Master Class Series From NYU: Cecil Taylor
1991 Cecil Taylor: Burning Poles
1989 Steve Lacy: Lift the Bandstand
1981 Imagine the Sound
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