Streaming Cecil: How an unissued performance by an avant-garde giant found new life


Released in 1974, the Cecil Taylor Unit’s Spring of Two Blue-J’s captured the second set of a November 1973 concert at New York’s Town Hall, one that marked the pianist’s return to live performance after a long hiatus. One side of the album comprised a brilliant example of Taylor’s sui generis solo piano, while the

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