Cecil Taylor
- Instrument:
- Piano
- Styles:
- Free Jazz, Free Improvisation, Avant-garde Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Post Bop, Avantgarde, Bop, Experimental, Hard Bop, Modal
Essential Cecil Taylor Albums
Conquistador!
Cecil Taylor
1968
Free Jazz
Unit Structures
Cecil Taylor
1966
Free Jazz
The World Of Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor
1961
Free Jazz
Silent Tongues (Live At Montreux '74)
Cecil Taylor
1975
Free Improvisation
Student Studies
Cecil Taylor
1973
Free Jazz
The Cecil Taylor Unit
Cecil Taylor
1978
Free Jazz
In Berlin '88
Cecil Taylor
1989
Free Jazz
Live At The Cafe Montmartre
Cecil Taylor
1963
Free Jazz
One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye
Cecil Taylor
1980
Free Jazz
It Is In The Brewing Luminous
Cecil Taylor
1981
Free Jazz
Best Cecil Taylor Albums by Style
Free Jazz
Jazz Advance
The Cecil Taylor Quartet
1957
Unit Structures
Cecil Taylor
1966
Conquistador!
Cecil Taylor
1968
The World Of Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor
1961
The Cecil Taylor Unit
Cecil Taylor
1978
Free Improvisation
In Berlin '88
Cecil Taylor
1989
Live At The Cafe Montmartre
Cecil Taylor
1963
One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye
Cecil Taylor
1980
3 Phasis
Cecil Taylor
1979
Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants)
Cecil Taylor Segments II (Orchestra Of Two Continents)
1985
Avantgarde
Akisakila - Cecil Taylor Unit In Japan = アキサキラ - セシル・テイラー・ユニット・イン・ジャパン
The Cecil Taylor Unit
1973
Student Studies
Cecil Taylor
1973
Garden
Cecil Taylor
1982
Praxis
Cecil Taylor
1982
Solo
Cecil Taylor
1973
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Top Labels
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| FMP | 27 |
| Blue Note | 24 |
| Impulse! | 13 |
| Soul Note | 12 |
| Candid | 10 |
| Freedom | 8 |
| Verve Records | 6 |
| Fundacja Słuchaj! | 6 |
| ezz-thetics | 5 |
| Jazz & Τζαζ | 5 |
Cecil Taylor Collaborations
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Lyons | Alto Saxophone | 20 |
| Andrew Cyrille | Drums | 11 |
| Tony Oxley | Drums | 11 |
| William Parker | Bass | 7 |
| Sunny Murray | Drums | 6 |
| Alan Silva | Bass | 5 |
| Ramsey Ameen | Violin | 5 |
| Raphe Malik | Trumpet | 5 |
| Buell Neidlinger | Bass | 4 |
| Denis Charles | Drums | 4 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Lyons | Alto Saxophone | 9 |
| Steve Lacy | Soprano Saxophone | 7 |
| Buell Neidlinger | Bass | 6 |
| Denis Charles | Drums | 5 |
| William Parker | Bass | 5 |
| Harri Sjöström | Soprano Saxophone | 5 |
| Sunny Murray | Drums | 4 |
| Andrew Cyrille | Drums | 4 |
| Tristan Honsinger | Cello | 4 |
| Jackson Krall | Drums | 4 |
Key Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Various | Leader | 15 |
| Jost Gebers | Producer [Produced By] | 13 |
| Jost Gebers | Recorded By | 13 |
| Holger Scheuermann | Recorded By | 12 |
| Jost Gebers | Layout [Booklet Layout] | 10 |
| Dagmar Gebers | Photography By [Photographs] | 10 |
| Manfred Kussatz | Layout [Booklet Layout] | 10 |
| Eberhard Bingel | Recorded By | 9 |
| Jonas Bergler | Mixed By, Mastered By | 8 |
| Paul Lytton | Liner Notes [Translation (English)] | 7 |
Discography
Total: 190 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Taylor New Unit | Words & Music (The Last Bandstand) | Fundacja Słuchaj! | Sideman | Free Jazz | 2026 |
| Junko Onishi | American Classics | Somethin' Cool | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2026 |
| Knut Kristiansen | Volum | Jazzland Recordings | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2025 |
| Friedrich Gulda | Nachricht Vom Lande | - | Sideman | 2025 | |
| Cecil Taylor, Tony Oxley | Flashing Spirits | Burning Ambulance Music | Leader | Free Jazz | 2025 |
| Noël Akchoté | The Last Item – (Noël Akchoté Downloads, 2010-2024). | Noël Akchoté Downloads | Sideman | Avant-garde Jazz | 2024 |
| The Cecil Taylor Unit | Live At Fat Tuesday's, February 9, 1980 • First Visit | ezz-thetics | Sideman | Free Jazz | 2024 |
| The Cecil Taylor Unit | Live At Fat Tuesday's February 10, 1980 First Visit | ezz-thetics | Sideman | Avant-garde Jazz | 2024 |
| Eric Löhrer, Jean-Charles Richard | L[eg]acy | Subsequence | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2024 |
| Cecil Taylor | Freebody Park, Newport 1965 | Equinox | Leader | Avant-garde Jazz | 2024 |
| The Cecil Taylor Unit | Structures 85 76 75 The Broadcasts | Fat Alberts Bag | Leader | Avant-garde Jazz | 2023 |
| James Brandon Lewis Trio | Eye Of I | Anti- | Sideman | 2023 | |
| Noël Akchoté | C.T.O. (The Incredible Music Of Cecil Taylor) (For Guitar). | Noël Akchoté Downloads | Sideman | Free Jazz | 2023 |
| Angelica Sanchez Trio | Sparkle Beings | Sunnyside | Sideman | Avant-garde Jazz | 2022 |
| Cecil Taylor | Respiration | Fundacja Słuchaj! | Leader | Free Jazz | 2022 |
| Cecil Taylor | Music From Two Continents (Live At Jazz Jamboree '84) | Fundacja Słuchaj! | Leader | Free Jazz | 2021 |
| Cecil Taylor | Live In Ruvo Di Puglia 2000 | Solid Records | Leader | Free Improvisation | 2021 |
| Cecil Taylor Quintet | Lifting The Bandstand | Fundacja Słuchaj! | Sideman | Free Jazz | 2021 |
| Cecil Taylor Ensemble | Göttingen | Fundacja Słuchaj! | Sideman | Free Jazz | 2021 |
| Cecil Taylor, Tony Oxley | Birdland, Neuburg 2011 | Fundacja Słuchaj! | Leader | Free Improvisation | 2020 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Free Jazz | 114 | 31.7% |
| Free Improvisation | 67 | 18.6% |
| Avant-garde Jazz | 21 | 5.8% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 14 | 3.9% |
| Post Bop | 9 | 2.5% |
| Avantgarde | 8 | 2.2% |
| Bop | 5 | 1.4% |
| Experimental | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hard Bop | 3 | 0.8% |
| Modal | 2 | 0.6% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 165 | 45.8% |
| Electronic | 4 | 1.1% |
| Non-Music | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hip Hop | 2 | 0.6% |
| Classical | 2 | 0.6% |
| Blues | 1 | 0.3% |
| Rock | 1 | 0.3% |
| Latin | 1 | 0.3% |
| Funk / Soul | 1 | 0.3% |