Cecil Taylor Recordings/Sessions from 1973

73.05.00, 1st Japan Tour

May 1973

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Andrew Cyrille (dr)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal, Info from Hiroshi Takahashi E-mail correspondence to Heinrich Smejkal (6.10.2002).
Info from DOWN BEAT Vol.42 No.7 (10.04.1975), S.12-14, 31 (Feature article by J.B. Figi).

73.06(?).00

June (?), 1973

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Keystone Korner, San Francisco, CA (USA)

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Andrew Cyrille (dr)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal, Info from DOWN BEAT Vol.42 No.7 (10.04.1975), S.12-14, 31 (Feature article by J.B. Figi - "We did four or five days
at the Keystone Korner in Frisco and we did certain College Concerts").

73.08.19

August 19, 1973

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Bilzen (B), Jazz Festival (17.08. - 19.08.1973)

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Andrew Cyrille (dr)

1) Untitled Improvisation (inc.) (Taylor) 32:00

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal, Private Tape (audience recording), Info from JAZZFORUM No.26, Dec.1973, S.15 (Short article).

73.08.00

August 1973

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Chateauvallon (F), Jazz Festival

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Andrew Cyrille (dr)

1) Untitled Improvisation (inc.) (Taylor) 13:00

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal, Private Tape (broadcast), also documented by Ed Hazell in his unpublished C. T. discography

73.12.23

December 23, 1973

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Spring Street Restaurant, NYC

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Sirone (b)
Andrew Cyrille (dr).

1. Unidentified Title, 92 minutes

Primary source: Private tape, Ed Hazell in his unpublished C. T. discography

Note: Jan, for the 73.12.28 show lists the address of the Cafe Musart as 149 Spring St., NYC. this show needs to be compared a known version of the 73.12.28 show to compare and see if this is a bogus date.

73.12.28

December 28, 1973

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Cafe Musart, New York, NY (USA)

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Andrew Cyrille (dr)
Sirone (b)

1) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 114:00

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal, Private Tape (audiece recording) exists, Info from Jan Ström "Jimmy Lyons - a Sessionography" (2000).

73.00.00

1973, no other details known

Cecil Taylor Unit

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Andrew Cyrille (dr)
Sirone (b)

Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC

1) "Parade" (Taylor)

Primary source: CDR, jason hook.