Cecil Taylor Recordings/Sessions from 1975

75.01.09

January 9, 1975

Whitney Museum, New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

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

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Jazzpodium 2/1975, S.20 (Short notice).

75.04.17

April 17, 1975

Five Spot Cafe, New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

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

1) Untitled Improvisation (inc.) (Taylor) 44:45

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Private Tape (audience recording) exists.

75.04.19

April 19, 1975

Five Spot Cafe, New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Andrew Cyrille (dr)
Unknown (as) - on 2 only

1) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 44:45
2) Untitled Improvisation (inc.) (Taylor) 45:09

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Private Tape (audience recording) exists.

75.04.24

April 24, 1975

Five Spot Cafe, New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

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

1) Untitled Improvisation (inc.) (Taylor) 47:15
2) Untitled Improvisation (inc.) (Taylor) 45:18

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Private Tape (audience recording) exists.

75.06.09

July 9, 1975

Village Gate, "Top-of-The-Gate", NYC

CECIL TAYLOR TRIO

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

1. Unknown title (41:12)
2. Unknown title (5)
( Total time 47)

Primary source: Jan Strom, WRVR radio broadcast, The date could be 750606.

75.00.00 (75.06.09)?

1975

Village Gate, New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

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

1) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 43:00

Note: Ed Hazell lists a 40' untitled improv. show from Village Gate, New York, NY (USA), 75.06.09. the same?

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Private Tape (broadcast - NPR ?) CD, listed as 75.06.09 by Ed Hazell in his unpublished C. T. discography

75.06.17-75.06.29

June 17-29, 1975

Five Spot Cafe, New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT ?

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

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from DOWN BEAT Vol.42 No.13 (17.07.1975), S.42 (Concert schedule, no details).

75.07.05

July 5, 1975

The Five Spot, NYC

CECIL TAYLOR TRIO

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

1. Unknown title (1st set)
2. Unknown title (2nd set)
Total time

"This was a three nights engagement."

Primary source: Jan Strom: Private tape

75.07.00

July 1975

Turin (I)

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Cecil Taylor (p)

1) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 53:00

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Private Tape (audience recording) CS

75.07.25

July 25, 1975

Antibes - Juan les Pins (F), Jazz Festival

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

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

1) Untitled Improvisation (inc.) (Taylor) 48:00
(Ed Hazell lists this song title as "Moncified")

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

75.07.30

July 30, 1975

Gubbio (I), Umbria Jazz Festival

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

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

1) Untitled Improvisation (inc.) (Taylor) 53:00

Notes: Info from Jan Ström "Jimmy Lyons - a Sessionography" (2000).

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Private Tape (audience recording) exists..

75.08.07

August 7, 1975

Ronnie Scott's Club, London (GB)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

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

1) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 57:00

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Private Tape (audience recording) CD

75.08.30

August 30, 1975

Willisau (CH), Jazz Festival

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

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

1) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 90:00

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

75.09.06

September 6, 1975

Alassio (I), Jazz Festival

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

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

1) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 85:00

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

75.09.00

September 1975

Le Cascine Park, Florenz (I), 2nd Jazz Meeting

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT ? SOLO?

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

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from JAZZFORUM Nr.37/ Oct.1975, S.16 (Short notice, no details).

75.10.30

October 30, 1975

Burton Auditorium, York University, Toronto, ONT (CAN)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

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

1. Unidentified Title, 90 minutes

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from CODA Nr.:144/ Feb. 1976, S.40, 41 (Concert review). Private tape: documented by Ed Hazell in his unpublished C. T. discography

75.11.06

November 6, 1975

Philharmonie, Berlin (D), Berliner Jazztage

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

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

1) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 83:00

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Private Tape (broadcast) (Mono) and (Stereo but only 60'). also documented by Ed Hazell in his unpublished C. T. discography

75.00.00

1975

The Foxhole Café, Philadelphia, USA

CECIL TAYLOR TRIO

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

1. Unknown title (46:41) INC

Primary source: Jan Strom, The trio played two nights in the club that operated in the
basement of St. Mary´s Church. Private recording.
Heinrich Smejkal: Private Tape (source unknown) CD: Described to come from the Empty Foxhole but due to the excellent sound quality is more likely from a concert hall or maybe a church than a amateur tape from a small club