The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor

The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded in St. Paul de Vence, Nice, on July 29, 1969, and released on the Prestige label in 1977 as a 3-LP set. The album was originally released as Nuits de la Fondation Maeght on the French Shandar label as a box set, consisting of three separate LPs in 1971. It features a performance by Taylor with Jimmy Lyons, Sam Rivers and Andrew Cyrille.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow refers to this recording as "a real blowout" and "a major release," and states: "The music is unrelentingly intense and Taylor does not let up for a moment.... listeners new to Taylor's music should investigate his solo piano works first."

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Taylor.

1. "Second Act Of A (Part 1)" - 21:17
2. "Second Act Of A (Part 2)" - 20:51
3. "Second Act Of A (Part 3)" - 18:08
4. "Second Act Of A (Part 4)" - 16:11
5. "Second Act Of A (Part 5)" - 12:45
6. "Second Act Of A (Part 6)" - 20:38

• Recorded in St. Paul de Vence, Nice, on July 29, 1969

Personnel

• Cecil Taylor: piano
• Jimmy Lyons: alto saxophone
• Sam Rivers: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Andrew Cyrille: drums

References

1. Cecil Taylor
2. Cecil Taylor discography
3. Jimmy Lyons
4. Sam Rivers (jazz musician)
5. Nuits de la Fondation Maeght
6. The Willisau Concert (Cecil Taylor album)
7. Andrew Cyrille
8. Indent (album)
9. Praxis (album)
10. One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye
11. Respiration (album)
12. Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants)
13. Riobec
14. Student Studies
15. Spring of Two Blue J's
16. Cecil Beaton
17. To Whom It May Concern: Piano Solo Tonhalle Zürich
18. The Tree of Life (Cecil Taylor album)
19. Live in Bologna (Cecil Taylor album)
20. Max Roach