name

Cecil Taylor, Piano

dates

b. March 15, 1933

birth place

New York, NY

description

Though grounded in the tradition (Hot Lips Page, Johnny Hodges, etc.), he majors in freely improvised music delivered with impressive virtuosity within his own significant structural resources.  One of the music’s premier iconoclasts.

hot disc

Great Concert of Cecil Taylor

more info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Taylor