Cecil Taylor Recordings/Sessions from 1979
updated 12/05

79.03.15

March 15, 1979

WKCR-FM Studio, New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Ramsey Ameen (violin)
Kenneth Tyler (dr)
Thulani Davis (voc)

1) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 45:30
2) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 43:00

Primary source: Info from Jan Ström “Jimmy Lyons – a Sessionography” (2000). Heinrich Smejkal: Private Tape (broadcast).

79.03.24
79.03.25
79.03.26

March 24, 25, 26, 1979

WKCR-FM CT Festival, NYC

CECIL TAYLOR AND HIS GROUP

no other personnel details

"48 hour broadcast, included in-studio performance by the "pianist and his group" "

Primary source: Rick Lopez, CODA #167, Nov '79 p.31

79.04.07

April 7, 1979

Can Olo Theatre, Boston, MA (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Ramsey Ameen (violin)
Kenneth Tyler (dr)

Primary source: Info from Jan Ström “Jimmy Lyons – a Sessionography” (2000).
Heinrich Smejkal:Info from Coda Nr.167, June 1979, S.34 (Short concert review).

79.05.03

May 3, 1979

Children’s Theatre, Minneapolis, MN (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Cecil Taylor (p)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Walker Art Center web-site http://www.walkerart.org/programs (No details - year of concert only).
Concert date, location and personnel confirmed via E-mail correspondence to Heinrich Smejkal (21.05.2002).

79.06.07
79.06.08
79.06.09
79.06.10

June 7, 8, 9, 10, 1979

Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Ramsey Ameen (violin)
Alan Silva (b)
Michael Carvin (dr)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Coda Nr.168, Aug.1979, S.33 (Concert schedule).
also, in personal email to jason: from horace mansfield., 11/8/05: For the year 1979, the gigs at the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach did include Jimmy Lyons on alto. I was there for two nights and Jimmy was definitely there.

79.06.22

June 22, 1979

Symphony Space, New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Ramsey Ameen (violin)
Alan Silva (b)
Andrew Cyrille (dr)
Thulani Davis (voc)

Primary source: Info from Jan Ström “Jimmy Lyons – a Sessionography” (2000).
Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Coda Nr.168, Aug.1979, S.33, 34 (Short concert review).

79.06.00

June 1979

New York, NY (USA), 26th Newport Jazz Festival

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Cecil Taylor (p)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from JAZZFORUM Nr.61/ Oct.1979, S.28 (Festivalreport).

79.07.07

July 7, 1979

Bracknell (GB), 5th Jazz Festival (07.07. – 08.07.1979)

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Cecil Taylor (p)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Jazzpodium 7/1979, S.31 (Festival schedule).

79.07.00

July 1979

Den Haag (GB), Northsea Jazz Festival (13.07. – 15.07.1979)

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Cecil Taylor (p)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Jazzpodium 7/1979, S.31 (Festival schedule).

79.07.23
79.07.24
79.07.25

July 23, 25, 25, 1979

Loft, München (D)

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Cecil Taylor (p)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Jazzpodium 7/1979, S.33 (Concert schedule).

79.12.3

December 3, 1979

Cecil Taylor Unit

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Ramsey Ameen (v)
Alan Silva (b)
Jerome Cooper (d)

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz

Primary source: cdr recording of soundboard. Performance also verified by David Gitin in personal email to jason on 10/17/04. "I attended"

79.12.00

December 1979

Cologne, Germany

Cecil Taylor Solo

Cecil Taylor (p)

Unknown titles: 115 minutes

Primary source: Andreas Dietz: tape of radio broadcast, "without further info".

79.12.27-80.01.05

December 27, 1979-January 5, 1980

Creative Music Studio, Woodstock, New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT – Workshops, Seminars, Ensemble classes and Concerts

Cecil Taylor (p)
Jimmy Lyons (as)
Ramsey Ameen (violin)
Alan Silva (b)
Andrew Cyrille (dr)
Thulani Davis (voc)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Coda Nr.170, Dec.1979, S.37 (Creative Music Foundation schedule – “New Year’s Intensive”).

79.00.00

1979

CBS Recording Studio, New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR – TONY WILLIAMS DUO

Cecil Taylor (p)
Tony Williams (dr)

1) Rain Bender ? 12:10

Notes: Outtake from the Tony Williams “Joy Of Flying” LP.

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Private Tape (soundboard recording ?)