Cecil Taylor

Cecil Taylor

Cecil Percival Taylor was an American pianist and poet. Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in complex improvisation often involving tone clusters and intricate polyrhythms.

  • Title: Cecil Taylor
  • Popularity: 1.172
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1933-03-15
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Cecil Percival Taylor
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Cecil Taylor Movies

  • 1968
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    The Great Rehearsals: Cecil Taylor in Paris

    The Great Rehearsals: Cecil Taylor in Paris

    1 1968 HD

    French television documentary about Cecil Taylor.

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  • 2008
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    Sunny's Time Now

    Sunny's Time Now

    4.5 2008 HD

    Retracing the longstanding career of avant-garde drummer Sunny Murray, one of the most influential figures of the Free jazz revolution. Through a...

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  • 2005
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    Cecil Taylor: All The Notes

    Cecil Taylor: All The Notes

    1 2005 HD

    Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the unconventional stance of this media-shy modern...

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  • 1984
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    Art Ensemble of Chicago and Cecil Taylor, Live in Paris

    Art Ensemble of Chicago and Cecil Taylor, Live in Paris

    1 1984 HD

    1984 performance by the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Cecil Taylor

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  • 1981
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    Imagine the Sound

    Imagine the Sound

    6.6 1981 HD

    An examination, shown through both interviews and performances, of the avant-garde free jazz movement which reigned during the 1960s.

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  • 2020
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    Cecil e l'Instabile

    Cecil e l'Instabile

    1 2020 HD

    Photos and interviews by Livio Minafra, carried out between Ruvo di Puglia and Paris between 2000 and 2002. Interview Renato Geremia, Guido Mazzon,...

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  • 2024
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    Leo Records: Strictly for Our Friends

    Leo Records: Strictly for Our Friends

    1 2024 HD

    In 1973, Leonid Samuilovich flees the USSR and lands a job at the BBC in London. Five years later, radio host Alexei Leonidov starts releasing...

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