How many Cecil Taylor releases are on Riffiter?

96 releases are catalogued, spanning 1959 to 2025.

What genre is Cecil Taylor?

Cecil Taylor is catalogued under Jazz.

What is the most recent Cecil Taylor release on Riffiter?

WKCR in the Studio NYC 1978, released in 2025.

Artist

Cecil Taylor

Cecil Taylor is a jazz artist. 96 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Jazz · Best jazz albums

96
Releases: 1959–2025
Active years

Bandcamp

Deezer

Discography

95

Singles & EPs

1

Student Studies
EP · 1990

Upcoming shows

About

Cecil Percival Taylor (born March 25, 1929) is an American pianist and poet. Classically trained, Taylor is generally acknowledged as one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an extremely energetic, physical approach, producing complex improvised sounds, frequently involving tone clusters and intricate polyrhythms. His piano technique has been likened to percussion, for example described as "eighty-eight tuned drums" (referring to the number of keys on a standard piano). He has also been described as "like Art Tatum with contemporary-classical leanings". Taylor began playing piano at age six and studied at the New York College of Music and New England Conservatory. After first steps in R&B and swing-styled small groups in the early 1950s, he formed his own band with soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy in 1956. Taylor's first recording, Jazz Advance, featured Lacy and was released in 1956. It is described by Cook and Morton in the Penguin Guide to Jazz: "While there are still many nods to conventional post-bop form in this set, it already points to the freedoms which the pianist would later immerse himself in." Taylor's Quartet featuring Lacy also appeared at the…

Cecil Taylor in brief

How many Cecil Taylor releases are on Riffiter?: 96 releases are catalogued, spanning 1959 to 2025.
What genre is Cecil Taylor?: Cecil Taylor is catalogued under Jazz.
What is the most recent Cecil Taylor release on Riffiter?: WKCR in the Studio NYC 1978, released in 2025.