Cecil Taylor Recordings/Sessions from 1965


Official releases from 1965 sessions:

65.09.19 - Rare Broadcast Performances (Ozone)

(from Rick Lopez' site), "Seed documents via Igor Danilishen and Robert Shapiro. Detailed listing with many additional alternate releases at Robert Shapiro's Sessionography of Cecil Taylor"

Last updated on 3/07

65.03.00

March 1965

Town Hall, New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Michael Mantler (tp)
Reginald Workman (b)
Andrew Cyrille (dr)

1) Stanchion (Taylor) ?
2) Live (Waltz To The Wall) (Taylor) ?
3) Soft Shoe (p-solo) (Taylor) ?
4) Solstice (Taylor) ?
5) Carmenhaverings (Taylor) ?

Primary Source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from DOWN BEAT Vol.32 No.10 (06.05.1965), S.36 (Caught in the act – Concert review).

65.07.02

July 2, 1965

Newport, RI (USA), Newport Jazz Festival (01.07. – 04.07.1965)

CECIL TAYLOR QUINTET

Cecil Taylor (p)
Bill Barron (ts)
others unknown

Primary Source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from DOWN BEAT Vol.32 No.17 (12.08.1965), S.22-25 (Festivalreport).

65.07.20

July 20, 1965

Village Vanguard, New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Cecil Taylor (p)
Henry Grimes (b)
Andrew Cyrille (dr)

Primary Source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from DOWN BEAT Vol.32 No.18 (26.08.1965), S.16 (Strictly Ad Lib – Short notice).

65.08.15

August 15, 1965

Festival Park, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (USA),
Down Beat Jazz Festival (13.08. – 15.08.1965)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Cecil Taylor (p)
others unknown

Primary Source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from DOWN BEAT Vol.32 No.17 (12.08.1965), S.55 (Strictly Ad Lib – Festival schedule, no details).

65.09.10

September 10, 1965

Village Gate, New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR TRIO

Cecil Taylor (p)
prob. Alan Silva or Henry Grimes (b)
Andrew Cyrille (dr)

Primary Source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from DOWN BEAT Vol.32 No.22 (21.10.1965), S.54 (Strictly Ad Lib – Concert schedule).