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The Cecil Taylor Unit ( - )

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 Also known as (1)

Releases (13)

Official

Album

  1. Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come 1966 (as Cecil Taylor Jazz Unit) aka What’s New

Album - Live

  1. Akisakila: Cecil Taylor Unit in Japan 1973 (as Cecil Taylor Unit)
  2. Spring of Two Blue-J’s 1974 (as Cecil Taylor Unit)
  3. Dark to Themselves 1976 (as Cecil Taylor Unit)
  4. One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye 1980 (as Cecil Taylor Unit)
  5. Live in Bologna 1988
  6. Live in Vienna 1988
  7. Akisakila: Cecil Taylor Unit in Japan, Volume 2 & - Lono- 1992 (as Cecil Taylor Unit)
  8. Akisakila: Cecil Taylor Unit in Japan, Volume 1 1992 (as Cecil Taylor Unit)
  9. Live at Fat Tuesdays, February 9, 1980 First Visit 01 Mar 2024 (as Cecil Taylor Unit)

Bootleg

Album

  1. Nicaragua: No Pasaran - Willisau 83 Live (as Cecil Taylor Unit)

Album - Live

  1. The Early Unit 1962 (as Cecil Taylor Jazz Unit)
  2. Nicaragua: No Pasaran - Willisau 83 Live

Relationships (10)

Members

  1. Cecil Taylor original, eponymous, piano
  2. Andrew Cyrille (1964 - 1975) drums (drum set)
  3. Leroy Jenkins (1987) additional
  4. Thurman Barker
  5. Marc Edwards drums (drum set)
  6. Sirone
  7. David S. Ware tenor saxophone
  8. Raphe Malik trumpet
  9. Archie Shepp
  10. Jimmy Lyons alto saxophone

Recordings by (46)

  1. Pots 5:46 (1962)
  2. Bulbs 6:52 (1962)
  3. Mixed 10:12 (1962)
  4. What’s New 12:11 (1966) live, 1962-11-23: Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
  5. Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come 9:11 (1966) live, 1962-11-23: Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
  6. Lena (second version) 14:21 (1966) live, 1962-11-23: Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
  7. Bulu Akisakila Kutala 1 ?:?? (1973)
  8. Bulu Akisakila Kutala 2 ?:?? (1973)
  9. Bulu Akisakila Kutala 3 ?:?? (1973)
  10. Bulu Akisakila Kutala 4 ?:?? (1973)
  11. Spring of Two Blue-J’s, Part 1 16:16 (1974) live, 1973-11-04: The Town Hall, New York, NY, USA
  12. Spring of Two Blue-J’s, Part 2 21:29 (1974) live, 1973-11-04: The Town Hall, New York, NY, USA
  13. Streams 23:00 (1976) live, 1976-06-18: 17th Yugoslavian Jazz Festival 1976, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
  14. Chorus of Seed 26:12 (1976) live, 1976-06-18: 17th Yugoslavian Jazz Festival 1976, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
  15. Calling It the 9th 10:50 (1983) live, 1981-11-08: Freiburger Jazztage 1981, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
  16. Bulu Akisakila Kutrala, Part 1 40:51 (1986)
  17. Bulu Akisakila Kutrala, Part 2 41:08 (1986)
  18. Live in Bologna 1:9:53 (1988) live, 1987-11-03: Bologna, Italy
  19. Live in Bologna, Part 1 22:20 (1988) live, 1987-11-03: Bologna, Italy
  20. Live in Bologna, Part 2 25:25 (1988) live, 1987-11-03: Bologna, Italy
  21. Live in Bologna, Part 3 24:18 (1988) live, 1987-11-03: Bologna, Italy
  22. Live in Bologna, Part 4 19:58 (1988) live, 1987-11-03: Bologna, Italy
  23. Live in Vienna, Part 1 22:37 (1988) live, 1987-11-07: Wien, Austria
  24. Live in Vienna, Part 2 22:25 (1988) live, 1987-11-07: Wien, Austria
  25. Live in Vienna, Part 3 21:20 (1988) live, 1987-11-07: Wien, Austria
  26. Live in Vienna, Part 4 24:05 (1988) live, 1987-11-07: Wien, Austria
  27. Streams / Chorus of Seed 1:1:49 (1990) live, 1976-06-18: 17th Yugoslavian Jazz Festival 1976, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
  28. Cecil Taylor Unit 10:42 (1991)
  29. [untitled] 24:13 (1991) live, 1978-06-14: Liederhalle/Mozartsaal, Stuttgart, Germany
  30. Live in Vienna 1:11:12 (1991) live, 1987-11-07: Wien, Austria
  31. Bulu Akisakila Kutala, Volume 2 20:42 (1992)
  32. Bulu Akisakila Kutala, Volume 1 1:1:06 (1992)
  33. B Ee Ba Nganga Ban’a Eee! 48:21 (1994) live, 1986-04-12: Workshop Freie Musik 1986, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany
  34. It Is in the Brewing Luminous, Part 1 34:59 (2001) live, 1980-02: Fat Tuesday’s, New York, NY, USA: remix, 2000
  35. It Is in the Brewing Luminous, Part 2 33:59 (2001) live, 1980-02: Fat Tuesday’s, New York, NY, USA: remix, 2000
  36. Calling It the 8th 18:16 (2006) live, 1981-11-08: Freiburger Jazztage 1981, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
  37. February 9, 1980 I 24:06 (01 Mar 2024) live, 1980-02-09: Fat Tuesday’s, New York, NY, USA
  38. February 9, 1980 II 20:43 (01 Mar 2024) live, 1980-02-09: Fat Tuesday’s, New York, NY, USA
  39. February 9, 1980 III 21:17 (01 Mar 2024) live, 1980-02-09: Fat Tuesday’s, New York, NY, USA
  40. Nicaragua: No Pasaran - Willisau 83 Live 1:18:14 ()
  41. CT Live 83, Part 1 ?:?? () live, 1983-08-27: Jazz Festival Willisau 1983, Willisau, Switzerland
  42. CT Live 83, Part 2 ?:?? () live, 1983-08-27: Jazz Festival Willisau 1983, Willisau, Switzerland
  43. CT Live 83, Part 3 ?:?? () live, 1983-08-27: Jazz Festival Willisau 1983, Willisau, Switzerland
  44. CT Live 83, Part 4 ?:?? () live, 1983-08-27: Jazz Festival Willisau 1983, Willisau, Switzerland
  45. Spontaneous Improvisation 14:27 () live, 1962-10: Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden
  46. Flamingo 14:11 () live, 1962-10: Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden

On Recordings (2)

Performer

  1. The Eel Pot 24:57 Cecil Taylor (1979)
  2. Sperichill on Calling 25:08 Cecil Taylor (1979)

Credited as (5)

  1. The Cecil Taylor Unit
  2. Cecil Taylor Unit
  3. The Cecil Taylor Unit / Roswell Rudd Sextet
  4. Cecil Taylor
  5. Cecil Taylor Jazz Unit

Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. 9. Jazz Festival Willisau 1983, Day 3: Festhalle

Links (8)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/cecil-taylor-unit/

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/317894

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000739603

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/2334061
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2flNWTQqFVbUN0pPrHZlkT
  3. https://open.spotify.com/artist/48hu3rmk8fFjTcHUcN6rBs
  4. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5cFohVGbZqOLmL9vOFcup0

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/259666087