Upon hearing that Cecil Taylor died yesterday, I found this video with footage of what is my favorite record of his: Silent Tongues. I feel blessed that I have seen him perform live several times. Taylor really was one of the great jazz artists of all time. Thank you very much, mr. Taylor!
So amazing to see him playing "Silent Tongues"! What an extraordinary performance. It is one of my favorite albums of Cecils and to see him playing it makes it even more remarkable. I remember seeing him after-hours at 55 Bar in NYC. Along with Bill Dixon, he was a unique figure in music and blazed pathways for the rest of us musicians which will take forever to explore. Thank you Cecil!
Ok, he is the best piano player, he can physically play the piano like no other. And what he does with his music, it transcends recordings, its pure performance.
Uno de los últimos pilares de la música más estremecedora que he conocido fue portado el jueves 5 de abril de 2018 a los Campos Elíseos por el carro de fuego que arrancara al mítico Elías. No lo imagino de otro modo. Él fue luz fulgurante y vivirá en el fulgor que nos legó. Iker Seisdedos, entre tanto ruido mediático, le rinde un lúcido homenaje en El País que comparto plenamente. «Pocos músicos como Cecil Taylor podían presumir de haber llevado el lenguaje del jazz tan lejos, tanto como hasta rozar la última frontera. Pianista extraordinario, bailarín impetuoso, poeta abstracto e intelectual sarcástico, murió ayer en su ciudad, Nueva York, a los 89 años. […] Taylor se disputa en los libros de historia con aventureros como Lennie Tristano, Ornette Coleman y Sun Ra la introducción de la atonalidad y la paternidad de aquello que tuvo que bautizarse en los sesenta como free jazz (o new thing ), a falta de un calificativo mejor. El debut del pianista, grabado para el sello de nombre profético Transition, llegó en 1956 en Boston, ciudad a la que se había mudado a principios de esa década. Titulado muy apropiadamente Jazz Advance, se escuchó entonces como el temprano grito de una aguerrida vanguardia. Hoy, a diferencia de mucha de su producción posterior, no apta para espíritus débiles, suena con el aroma de los clásicos» .
I have heard this performance a million times, and I know every note by heart. I never knew there was footage of it! Surprised and delighted! Almost didn't want to spoil the mystery by watching.
This is so beautiful. What a privilege it is to hear this level of musicianship so conveniently. I've been enthralled by Mr. Taylor's music since I first heard "3 Phasis" as a teenager. What a brain scramble that was!
@@andress4780 I agree that between this and Willisau Concert are his two best albums. Willisau had the distinction of using a top notch piano and great sound recording. Either way, they're products of genius!
The album being recorded here (Silent Tongues) is IMPRESSIVE. It's a suite of these short stories, all different but tied together with genius. The audience, a second instrument all the way, eventually ERUPTS as the suite is headed for home. The recorded piano sound is PUNCHY. He knows what he is doing… He repeats himself… It takes some study before you realize he had his own language and told his own stories.
@@shmuliknemanov4009 For years I enjoyed the album Silent tongues. I never knew that there was footage from that performance. Finding this was indeed an unexpected treasure! I wish there was footage available of the whole performance, but even if there isn’t, I’m grateful for this.
My name is Samuel and I am currently working as a researcher gathering all known archival material on behalf of Cecil Taylor and the newly established Cecil P Taylor Foundation in Brooklyn NY. As Cecil is currently preparing a documentary as well as an upcoming autobiography, we are currently reaching out to all musical peers, institutions, academics, friends and fans to help him gather all known archival material regarding Mr Taylor including; home movies, concert films, personal and professional photography, documentary footage, television segments, print, radio interviews, lectures, posters and audio recordings of his gargantuan body of work. We have recently come across this amazing video on your channel and it would be brilliant to organize obtaining a copy of this for Cecil's archives. The award winning Australian filmmaker Amiel Courtin-Wilson is currently living with Cecil at his home in Brooklyn and overseeing the archiving of Cecil's poetry, letters, music and personal items of interest and as we are currently relying on volunteers to aid in this task, we hope that you can help us in our goal to create a definitive database of Cecil's artistic output over the last six decades. As we are gathering material from literally hundreds of sources from around the world we are hoping to find the highest quality source material possible so we would greatly appreciate any leads you may have in regards to radio or television stations that certain programs were broadcast on, as well as any other known contacts you may have who might also have material related to Mr Taylor. Thank you very much for your time and we look forward to hearing from you soon. All the very best, Samuel
This is how Cecil interprets Monk's Well You Needn't. After the short 15 second intro which opens with the first bar of the tune, at 0.16 he gets into the head of the tune. From there it's pure Monk on acid, with a puff of crystal meth.
like literally skip to 6:45 and tell me how that sounds like an incoherent child’s ramblings. he was just playing on another level, producing an original music, which is more than you can say about me, frankly, but _certainly_ about you, too.
Although I'm not a fan of the avant-garde genre, I still think it is apparent that Cecil Taylor was a genius-perhaps like no other of his-or any other generation, before, during or since! And he was definitely, an exceptionally gifted pianist! And for the record-did he ever record an album, playing jazz in a strictly "straight-ahead" context? For years I thought it was true of Eric Dolphy, that he never made an album playing straight-ahead jazz-until I found a series of LPs he made from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, showing he not only played straight-ahead, but was as good as the best of them, during that period! Would like to know is the same true of Cecil Taylor; did he ever record an album in the straight-ahead genre? I think it would be a gas to find out he did! And-from just hearing the first couple of minutes of this video, I could be wrong about it, but although the majority of the context of the music could be rightly defined as "avant-garde", I think what Taylor does in this performance also goes beyond being considered merely, "avant-garde". P.S.: And I could be wrong about it, but it appears from the no. of recordings I've heard by Taylor, he sounds best when he plays without horns-or perhaps even a rhythm section; as crazy and as self-defeating as that would be perhaps for most artists, it appears to be true for Taylor! P.S. No. 2: I would've also loved to have seen or heard this brilliantly gifted pianist, during his lifetime, write or compose scores for film and/or television; his music in retrospect seemed naturally suited for such endeavors as orchestration! 8-16 & 17-24.
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My Favourite jazz musician.
I love his way of playing.
I love his improvisation its is very original.
RIP Cecil Taylor 🙏
You are a legend.
Upon hearing that Cecil Taylor died yesterday, I found this video with footage of what is my favorite record of his: Silent Tongues. I feel blessed that I have seen him perform live several times. Taylor really was one of the great jazz artists of all time. Thank you very much, mr. Taylor!
So amazing to see him playing "Silent Tongues"! What an extraordinary performance. It is one of my favorite albums of Cecils and to see him playing it makes it even more remarkable. I remember seeing him after-hours at 55 Bar in NYC. Along with Bill Dixon, he was a unique figure in music and blazed pathways for the rest of us musicians which will take forever to explore. Thank you Cecil!
Ok, he is the best piano player, he can physically play the piano like no other. And what he does with his music, it transcends recordings, its pure performance.
The greatest pianist and they concentrate on his face.
Uno de los últimos pilares de la música más estremecedora que he conocido fue portado el jueves 5 de abril de 2018 a los Campos Elíseos por el carro de fuego que arrancara al mítico Elías. No lo imagino de otro modo. Él fue luz fulgurante y vivirá en el fulgor que nos legó. Iker Seisdedos, entre tanto ruido mediático, le rinde un lúcido homenaje en El País que comparto plenamente. «Pocos músicos como Cecil Taylor podían presumir de haber llevado el lenguaje del jazz tan lejos, tanto como hasta rozar la última frontera. Pianista extraordinario, bailarín impetuoso, poeta abstracto e intelectual sarcástico, murió ayer en su ciudad, Nueva York, a los 89 años. […] Taylor se disputa en los libros de historia con aventureros como Lennie Tristano, Ornette Coleman y Sun Ra la introducción de la atonalidad y la paternidad de aquello que tuvo que bautizarse en los sesenta como free jazz (o new thing ), a falta de un calificativo mejor. El debut del pianista, grabado para el sello de nombre profético Transition, llegó en 1956 en Boston, ciudad a la que se había mudado a principios de esa década. Titulado muy apropiadamente Jazz Advance, se escuchó entonces como el temprano grito de una aguerrida vanguardia. Hoy, a diferencia de mucha de su producción posterior, no apta para espíritus débiles, suena con el aroma de los clásicos» .
Gracias por dar a conocer a este genio, para aquellos que no lo conociamos
I have heard this performance a million times, and I know every note by heart. I never knew there was footage of it! Surprised and delighted! Almost didn't want to spoil the mystery by watching.
Oh, wow, how weird it must be to watch!
I'd love to see more footage from this concert! This should go viral!
No limites!
Pas d'imitation possible!
C'est trop grand!
Merci
This is so beautiful. What a privilege it is to hear this level of musicianship so conveniently. I've been enthralled by Mr. Taylor's music since I first heard "3 Phasis" as a teenager. What a brain scramble that was!
I was there 44 years ago
nb
RIP to this absolute legend
Breathtaking!
His greatest performance, absolutely. "Silent tongues" is one of the greatest jazz albums ever.
Keiichi Sato listen to the willisau concert, between this and that one I'm not sure which is best
@@andress4780 I agree that between this and Willisau Concert are his two best albums. Willisau had the distinction of using a top notch piano and great sound recording. Either way, they're products of genius!
Taylor soars above my musical comprehension. I find some of his work fascinating and others incoherent. Oh well.......this I enjoyed.
rest in peace, beautiful brother.
The album being recorded here (Silent Tongues) is IMPRESSIVE. It's a suite of these short stories, all different but tied together with genius. The audience, a second instrument all the way, eventually ERUPTS as the suite is headed for home. The recorded piano sound is PUNCHY. He knows what he is doing… He repeats himself… It takes some study before you realize he had his own language and told his own stories.
And thank you, peterdb62 below for posting this!
Dropped my jaw somewhere around here about three views ago. Still searching the floor..
madness.genius.expression.passion.
Rest In Peace Mr. Taylor
MrPartidoalto I miss him already.
Love it!!
RIP Legend.
This may be the best thing that youtube has to offer!
i so agree.
@@shmuliknemanov4009
For years I enjoyed the album Silent tongues. I never knew that there was footage from that performance. Finding this was indeed an unexpected treasure! I wish there was footage available of the whole performance, but even if there isn’t, I’m grateful for this.
the universe painted in sounds......genius
Wow!
Wish someone would upload this in HD.
It was never captured in HD so we are stuck with the quality of its time.
sound which matters dude. at least we have it!
My name is Samuel and I am currently working as a researcher gathering all known archival material on behalf of Cecil Taylor and the newly established Cecil P Taylor Foundation in Brooklyn NY.
As Cecil is currently preparing a documentary as well as an upcoming autobiography, we are currently reaching out to all musical peers, institutions, academics, friends and fans to help him gather all known archival material regarding Mr Taylor including; home movies, concert films, personal and professional photography, documentary footage, television segments, print, radio interviews, lectures, posters and audio recordings of his gargantuan body of work.
We have recently come across this amazing video on your channel
and it would be brilliant to organize obtaining a copy of this for Cecil's archives.
The award winning Australian filmmaker Amiel Courtin-Wilson is currently living with Cecil at his home in Brooklyn and overseeing the archiving of Cecil's poetry, letters, music and personal items of interest and as we are currently relying on volunteers to aid in this task, we hope that you can help us in our goal to create a definitive database of Cecil's artistic output over the last six decades.
As we are gathering material from literally hundreds of sources from around the world we are hoping to find the highest quality source material possible so we would greatly appreciate any leads you may have in regards to radio or television stations that certain programs were broadcast on, as well as any other known contacts you may have who might also have material related to Mr Taylor.
Thank you very much for your time and we look forward to hearing from you soon.
All the very best, Samuel
that's exciting news! any word on when these projects will be finished?
samuel galloway Very interesting. I think I’m too late
I’d love to hear how much you were able to document/serialize (:
2:20
2:29 Right here!
This is how Cecil interprets Monk's Well You Needn't. After the short 15 second intro which opens with the first bar of the tune, at 0.16 he gets into the head of the tune. From there it's pure Monk on acid, with a puff of crystal meth.
4:00 for After All. Where did you get this footage?
Do you know which song was before it?
Crossing (Part 2). Track number 4 from Silent Tongues
thanks!
5:10
Pity it was filmed badly
全然デタラメじゃないやん。
il est perturbé, sérieux, retour à l'asile...
Y'all are a bunch of Squidwards
nah. listen again.
Literally sounds indistinguishable from a 5 year old with no piano lessons
sounds like someone doesn’t know much about piano 😊 shame
like literally skip to 6:45 and tell me how that sounds like an incoherent child’s ramblings. he was just playing on another level, producing an original music, which is more than you can say about me, frankly, but _certainly_ about you, too.
Your ears just have a bunch of catching up to do.
Agreed.
The load of pretentious haughty clowns in the section with their superior “ears”…laughable.
Sounds like a bunch of garbage.
Although I'm not a fan of the avant-garde genre, I still think it is apparent that Cecil Taylor was a genius-perhaps like no other of his-or any other generation, before, during or since! And he was definitely, an exceptionally gifted pianist!
And for the record-did he ever record an album, playing jazz in a strictly "straight-ahead" context? For years I thought it was true of Eric Dolphy, that he never made an album playing straight-ahead jazz-until I found a series of LPs he made from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, showing he not only played straight-ahead, but was as good as the best of them, during that period!
Would like to know is the same true of Cecil Taylor; did he ever record an album in the straight-ahead genre? I think it would be a gas to find out he did! And-from just hearing the first couple of minutes of this video, I could be wrong about it, but although the majority of the context of the music could be rightly defined as "avant-garde", I think what Taylor does in this performance also goes beyond being considered merely, "avant-garde".
P.S.: And I could be wrong about it, but it appears from the no. of recordings I've heard by Taylor, he sounds best when he plays without horns-or perhaps even a rhythm section; as crazy and as self-defeating as that would be perhaps for most artists, it appears to be true for Taylor!
P.S. No. 2: I would've also loved to have seen or heard this brilliantly gifted pianist, during his lifetime, write or compose scores for film and/or television; his music in retrospect seemed naturally suited for such endeavors as orchestration! 8-16 & 17-24.