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The World of Cecil Taylor: Essays, Poetry, Photographs, and Interviews

The World of Cecil Taylor: Essays, Poetry, Photographs, and Interviews

Valente, Peter

Hardcover

Series: Contemporary Writings on Jazz

General MusicJazz

ISBN13: 9798855810141
Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New Yo
Published: Nov 1 2026
Pages: 408
Weight: 1.58
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

A major contribution to the study of all aspects of this jazz master, from his groundbreaking compositions to his performance style and poetry.

Cecil Taylor (1929-2018) was one of the most influential pianists and composers in contemporary jazz. A pioneer as a leader/composer in the free jazz movement of the late '50s and early '60s, Taylor developed into a major voice in expanding jazz's harmonic and rhythmic languages. Through his career, he mentored and worked alongside other leading jazz stylists, including Steve Lacy, Buell Neidlinger, Jimmy Lyons, and Sunny Murray, as well as composed music for ballet and dance He also was a well-known poet whose work has been compared to Amiri Baraka's, among others. The World of Cecil Taylor contains essays from musicians who played with Cecil, jazz fans, academics, and critics, as well as in-depth essays on Taylor's poetry, photos, and interviews. Like one of Cecil's solos, the book is multivocal, with many nuances and changes in the rhythm. The World of Cecil will be a valuable resource for readers and scholars as an introduction and exploration of one of America's most original musical voices.

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