Cecil Taylor Recordings/Sessions from 1986

86.04.09

April 9, 1986

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Akademie der Künste, Berlin (D), Workshop Freie Musik (09.04. - 13.04.1986)

Cecil Taylor (p)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Jazzpodium 4/1986, S.43 (Festival schedule) and 6/1986, S.36-37 (Festivalreport). Partly released as Cecil Taylor For Olim on Soul Note Records.

86.04.10

April 10, 1986

Cecil Taylor Unit

Akademie Der Kunst
Berlin, Germany
1.[100:00]

Cecil Taylor (piano)
Earl McIntyre (bass trombone)
Frank Wright (tenor sax)
Thurman Barker (marimba, percussion)
William Parker (bass)
Steve McCall (drums)

Primary Source: tape, Rick Lopez, info via Ed Hazell. Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Jazzpodium 4/1986, S.43 (Festival schedule) and 6/1986, S.36-37 (Festivalreport).

86.04.11

April 11, 1986

Cecil Taylor Unit

Akademie Der Kunst
Berlin, Germany

1.[72:00]

Cecil Taylor (piano, voice)
Earl McIntyre (trombone, voice)
Frank Wright (tenor sax, voice)
Thurman Barker (marimba, voice)
William Parker (bass, voice)
Steve McCall (drums, voice)

igor danilishen's thorough analysis of this show: "Well I guess most likely they also played what's on Soul Note as a quartet
on the above date, in addition to the ensemble track listed above, or maybe
it's part of that long track, as most of these performances tend to start as
a quartet and then the brass add on. I've never heard that 72:00 track
(above), so it's just a wild guess.

Another thing about the Soul Note release: I can swear I read somewhere
Brotzman was bitching that they had "edited him out on the album titled 'Olu
Iwa'", although he's credited there all right, ts and tarogato (obviously on
Track 1, ensemble). OK I played it repeatedly but coudn't hear any edits;
moreover, somewhere at 27' there's a searing ts solo, for about 4 or 5
minutes, sounds pretty much like Brotz, exactly like described by Art Lande
in the album's liner notes: "Peter Borzmann's dramatic push and cry...".
(Before I forget, there's no tarogato heard on the album.) If Brotzmann's
right about having been edited out, then the long solo must be by Frank
Wright? Elsewehere there's ts that sounds definintely like Frank Wright.
And I didn't hear _two_ saxophones playing together. I'm slightly confused.
Put in a nutshell: I think there's Brotz doing that long solo all right.
There's no tarogato. There's Wright on the same track elsewhere. Brotz and
Wright don't play together."

"Jason, you need to make a little correction in your Olu Iwa (SN) entry. You
list it as one date only: 4-12-1986, whereas Soul Note lists Track 1 -
ensemble with horns - (B Ee Ba Nganga Ban'a Eee!) as of 4-12-86 and the
other track - quartet - (Olu Iwa - Lord of Character) as of 4-11-86.
the official Olu Iwa, track two, is a quartet, too, and is dated 4-11-86 (Rick, I stick to the dates on _my_ Soul Note copy)" - igor

"that material (i mean track 2 of the Soul Note) is different from the one you gave me

looks like the one you gave me and track 2 of the official Olu Iwa complement each other and come from the same concert

if that's so, then the reference in your disco (above) isn't quite accurate, plus it's 72:00, not 57 or so on the one you gave me?

Unless, of course, they played both with and without woodwinds on that date (4-11-86)" -igor

Primary Source: tape, Rick Lopez, info via Ed Hazell. Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Jazzpodium 4/1986, S.43 (Festival schedule) and 6/1986, S.36-37 (Festivalreport). Also, igor danilishen for his amazing research!

86.04.12

April 12, 1986

Cecil Taylor: Olu Iwa

Cecil Taylor (piano)
Earl McIntyre (tb-1)
Peter Brötzmann (ts; taragato-1)
Frank Wright (ts-1)
Thurman Barker (marimba; perc)
William Parker (bass)
Steve McCall (drums)

Cecil Taylor: Olu Iwa

Soul Note SN 1139 (LP) 1986 IT; 121139-2 (CD) 1994

Workshop Freie Musik 1986
Akademie der Künste
Berlin, Germany

1.B Ee Ba Nganga Ban'a Eee! [48:21]
2.Olu Iwa (Lord of Character) [27:09]
(All compositions, Cecil Taylor)

the audience recorded cdrs have been analyzed very thoroughly by igor danilishen:

12-4-86 (2 CDR) you (Jason) gave me recently

To start with, it's a great set and the recording is very good!!

Disc 2 (49.36)

This is, note for note, Track 1 (B Ee Ba...) from the Soul Note album,
except that it's split into 2 tracks (7:52 and 39:54). I don't think there
was any special reason to do that, as it's a continuous performance.
The short Track 3 (1:49) is a piano solo. New.

Disc 2 (78:09)

and what a great disc it is

1. 10:16
2. 1:06
3. 27:25
4. 39:17

(timings may not be exact to the second)

Tracks 3 and 4 are actually one track split in two. Maybe the tape was
flipped or something. I hear an overlap. Starts sans horns, then the
trombone, then the saxes, and yes you can hear it's Brotz and yes the 2
saxes do play together... Although... Do I hear more than 2 saxes at one
spot? maybe just a hallucination, the sound is so thick it gives an
impression it's more than it is.

Primary Source: cdrs recorded from the audience, Rick Lopez, Soul Note 121139-2. Also, igor danilishen for his amazing research!

86.04.13

April 13, 1986

Cecil Taylor Euro-American Big Band

Akademie Der Kunst
Berlin, Germany
1.Two sets + encore [65:00]

Cecil Taylor (piano)
Earl McIntyre (trombone, conductor)
Johannes Bauer (trombone)
Guido Mazzone (trumpet)
Lars Rudolph (trumpet)
Peter Brötzmann (tenor sax)
Wolfgang Fuchs (soprano sax)
Floros Floridis (alto sax)
Frank Wright (tenor sax)
Thurman Barker (marimba, percussion)
William Parker (bass)
Steve McCall (drums)

Primary Source: tape, Rick Lopez, info via Ed Hazell. Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Jazzpodium 4/1986, S.43 (Festival schedule) and 6/1986, S.36-37 (Festivalreport).

86.04.20

April 20, 1986

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Jazzgalerie, Nickelsdorf (A)

Cecil Taylor (p,voc)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from book "20 Years Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf", S.13.

86.04.00

April 1986

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Sweet Basil, New York, NY (USA)

Cecil Taylor (p) others unknown

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from CODA Nr.207, April/May 1986, S.29 (Short notice, no details).

86.05.28

May 28, 1986

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JIMMY LYONS

St.Peter's Church, New York, NY (USA)

Rev. John Gensel
Cecil Taylor (p,voice)
Raphe Malik (tp)
Jemeel Moondoc (as)
Marco Eneidi (as)
Joseph Jarman (reeds)
Michele Rosewoman (p)
William Parker (b)
Rashid Bakr (dr)
Andrew Cyrille
Sunny Murray (dr)
Denis Charles (dr)
Ellen Christi
Thulani Davis Jarman
Brenda Bakr
Patsy Parker
Jeanne Phillips
Joan Thornell

Primary source: Info from Jan Ström "Jimmy Lyons - a Sessionography" (2000). Private Video - Tape exists (by Raymond Ross for Karen Borca).

86.10.00

October, 1986

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Pfarrsaal, Ulrichsberg (A)

Cecil Taylor (p)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Alois Fischer (Jazzatelier Ulrichsberg) - E-mail correspondence to Heinrich Smejkal: (19.04.2002). Exact concert date unknown.

86.11.07

November 7, 1986

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Atlanta, GA (USA), Sound Legacies Concert Series

Cecil Taylor (p)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from CODA Nr.:212, Feb/March 1987, S.34 (Short notice).

86.11.08

November 8, 1986

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Charlotteville, Virginia, VA (USA), WTJU Jazz Concert Series

Cecil Taylor (p)

First Set:
1. Untitled Improv 46:41
2. Untitled Improv 17:43

Second Set:
1. Untitled Improv 28:59
2. Untitled Improv 13:25
3. Encore: Untitled Improv 0:45
4. Encore: Untitled Improv 3:48
5. Encore: Untitled Improv 1:41

Primary source: cdrs from Au/M by Sam Byrd, JH
Heinrich Smejkal: Info from web-site http://wtju.radio.virginia.edu/jazzc.html (Archive listing, no details). Info from CODA Nr.:212, Feb/March 1987, S.38 (Short notice).

86.11.17

November 17, 1986

Cecil Taylor Unit:

Karen Borca (bassoon)
Carlos Ward (alto sax)
William Parker (bass)
Thurman Barker (vibes)
Freddie Waits (drums)

The Bam Boo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Primary source: Rick Lopez, info via Frank Rubolino. Heinrich Smejkal: Info from CODA Nr.:210, Oct/Nov 1986, S.35 (Concert schedule, no details).

86.00.00

1986

CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Studio Museum, Harlem, New York, NY (USA)

Cecil Taylor (p)
Carlos Ward (as,fl)
Frank Wright (ts)
Earl McIntyre (tb)
William Parker (b)
Steve McCall (dr)
Dorothea Mickey Davidson (dance)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from WIRE Nr.32/ Oct.1986, S.20, 21 (Concert review).

86.00.00

1986

MARIAN MCPARTLAND "PIANO JAZZ" RADIO SHOW - GUEST CECIL TAYLOR

NPR - Studio, New York, NY (USA)

Cecil Taylor (p)
Marian McPartland (p)

Interview Segment 1 2:30
1) Pleasure (Taylor) 2:35
Interview Segment 2 1:20
2) Mountain Eyes (Taylor) 1:35
Interview Segment 3 4:55
3) Free Piece 1 (Duo) (Taylor,McPartland) 2:55
Interview Segment 4 1:20
4) Unknown Title (McPartland - Solo) (McPartland) 3:10
Interview Segment 5 6:40
5) Free Piece 2 (Duo) (Taylor,McPartland) 4:10
Interview Segment 6 2:50
6) Unknown Title (Taylor) 3:20
Interview Segment 7 4:10
7) Chelsea Bridge (McPartland - Solo) () 5:10
Interview Segment 8 0:15
8) Unknown Title (Taylor) 4:55
Interview Segment 9 1:45
9) Free Piece 3 (Duo) (Taylor,McPartland) 2:45

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: broadcast tape, Radio show was produced after Jimmy Lyons death (28.05.1986) as heard in one of the interview segments.