Cecil Taylor Recordings/Sessions from 1995
(last updated on 12/05)

95.01.23

January 23, 1995

CECIL TAYLOR QUARTET

Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA

Cecil Taylor (p,voc)
Lisle Ellis (b,perc)
Rashid Bakr (dr,perc)
Thurman Barker (mar,perc)

Primary source: personal recollection by David Gitin, who attended concert, in personal email to jason hook on 3/25/03. "same personnel as Yoshi's"

95.01.24
95.01.25

CECIL TAYLOR QUARTET

Yoshi's, Oakland, CA (USA)

Cecil Taylor (p,voc)
Lisle Ellis (b,perc)
Rashid Bakr (dr,perc)
Thurman Barker (mar,perc)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from CADENCE Vol.21, Nr.3/ March 1995, S.109 (Short article) and Vol.21, Nr.2/Feb 1995, S.108 (Concert date).
Info from Saturn archives - February 1995/ # 27 (Message from Trudy Morse).

95.01.26

January 26, 1995

CECIL TAYLOR QUARTET

Yoshi's, Oakland, CA (USA)

Cecil Taylor (p,voc)
Lisle Ellis (b,perc)
Rashid Bakr (dr,perc)
Thurman Barker (mar,perc)

1) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 85:00

Notes: Info from CADENCE Vol.21, Nr.3/ March 1995, S.109 (Short article) and Vol.21, Nr.2/Feb 1995, S.108 (Concert date).
Info from Saturn archives - February 1995/ # 27 (Message from Trudy Morse).

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

95.01.27
95.01.28
95.01.29

January 27, 28, 29, 1995

CECIL TAYLOR QUARTET

Yoshi's, Oakland, CA (USA)

Cecil Taylor (p,voc)
Lisle Ellis (b,perc)
Rashid Bakr (dr,perc)
Thurman Barker (mar,perc)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from CADENCE Vol.21, Nr.3/ March 1995, S.109 (Short article) and Vol.21, Nr.2/Feb 1995, S.108 (Concert date).
Info from Saturn archives - February 1995/ # 27 (Message from Trudy Morse).

95.03.31

March 31, 1995

CECIL TAYLOR QUINTET

Village Vanguard, New York, NY (USA)

Cecil Taylor (p) others unknown

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from the News Library web-site (article published in The Record, New Jersey 31.March 1995).

95.06.00

June, 1995

New York, NY (USA)

CECIL TAYLOR REHEARSAL ORCHESTRA

Cecil Taylor (p)
Orchestra members unknown

1) Rehearsal - excerpt 1 (Taylor) 3:50
2) Rehearsal - excerpt 2 (Taylor) 3:10
3) Interview segment - Taylor 3:40
4) Rehearsal - excerpt 3 (Taylor) 5:40

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Private Tape (broadcast)

95.07.02

July 2, 1995

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Mozartsaal, Wiener Konzerthaus, Wien (A), Jazz Fest Wien (01.07. - 12.07.1995)

Cecil Taylor (p)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Jazzpodium 7/8 1995, S.72 (Festival schedule - no details, exact concert date unknown).
Info from web-site http://www.viennajazz.org/info/history1.html (Festival schedule, no details).

95.08.07

August 7, 1995

Cecil Taylor solo

Cecil Taylor (p)

4th Concert Perner-Insel, Hallein Performance, Salzburg Festival

Primary source: luca, via email to jason on 6/17/04: http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=757&sommerflag=0

95.08.11

August 11, 1995

Cecil Taylor Trio

Cecil Taylor b
Rashid Bakr d
Thurman Barker, marimba, perc

Middelheim Jazz Festival, Antwerp, Belgium

1. Untitled improvisation 53:27
2. Untitled improvisation /Applause/Encore (cut-off)
15:40

Notes: The encore was cut-off by the radio station after
about a 1/2 minute.

Primary source: CDR of broadcast from Gordon Lewis: Recorded by Axel van Looy

95.09.30

September 30, 1995

CECIL TAYLOR - THURMAN BARKER DUO

Sendesaal des Hessischen Rundfunks, Frankfurt (D),
26th German Jazz Festival (29.09. - 01.10.1995)

Cecil Taylor (p,voc,perc)
Thurman Barker (mar,perc,voc)

1) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 73:00

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Jazzpodium 9/1995, S.53 (Festival schedule) and 11/1995, S.42-43 (Festivalreport + Photo). Private Tape (Video broadcast)

95.10.12

Merken Hall, NYC

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Cecil Taylor (p)

and Christine Berl (solo)

"part of the Interpretations series. Someone was videotaping the set, either for Cecil, for Merkin, or privately, but with approval (as it was obvious)."

Primary source: Kevin Slotnicki via personal email to jason: kskot@hotmail.com on 5/6/04.

95.10.26

Center For The Arts, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA (USA), Jazz Festival

CECIL TAYLOR ORCHESTRA

Cecil Taylor (p,perc,voc)
Orchestra members unknown except
India Cooke (v)
Matthew Goodheart (p)
Idris Ackamoor (reeds)
Marco Eneidi (as)

1) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 85:00

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

95.11.12

November 12, 1995

CECIL TAYLOR QUINTET

Fabrik, Hamburg (D), 20th Jazz Festival (09.11. - 12.11. 1995)

Cecil Taylor (p,voc)
Harri Sjöström (ss)
Tristan Honsinger (cello)
Thurman Barker (mar,perc)
Paul Lovens (dr)

1) Untitled Improvisation (Taylor) 90:00

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Private Tape (broadcast or soundboard recording) (fragment of 50' only), Private Video

95.12.02

December 2, 1995

Jazzgalerie, Nickelsdorf (A)

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Cecil Taylor (p)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Jazzpodium 12/1995, S.59 (Concert schedule).
Info from book "20 Years Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf", S.22.

95.12.03

December 3, 1995

CECIL TAYLOR QUARTET

Jazzgalerie, Nickelsdorf (A)

Cecil Taylor (p,voc)
Harri Sjöström (ss)
Tristan Honsinger (cello)
Paul Lovens (dr)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal: Info from Jazzpodium 12/1995, S.59 (Concert schedule).
Info from book "20 Years Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf", S.22.

95.12.08
95.12.09

December 8, 9, 1995

Jazzatelier, Ulrichsberg (A), Festival Phonomanie IV (08.12. - 09.12.1995)

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Cecil Taylor (p)

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