Cecil Taylor Unit – Live in Paris 1969 | Sam Rivers, Jimmy Lyons, Andrew Cyrille

 

From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

Cecil Taylor Unit – Live at Salle Pleyel, Paris, France – November 3, 1969 A firestorm of sound and vision from one of the most fearless ensembles in avant-garde jazz history. Captured live in Paris at the famed Salle Pleyel, this 1969 performance features the explosive genius of Cecil Taylor on piano, with Sam Rivers (tenor/soprano sax, flute), Jimmy Lyons (alto sax), and Andrew Cyrille (drums). This was the music of liberation: unrelenting, spiritual, physical, and deeply cerebral. Taylor’s thunderous clusters collide with Rivers’ multi-instrumental fury, Lyons’ lyrical dissonance, and Cyrille’s tectonic pulse. Together, they conjure a sound both chaotic and precise—a ritual of pure expression. 🎹 Cecil Taylor – piano 🎷 Jimmy Lyons – alto saxophone 🎷 Sam Rivers – tenor/soprano saxophone, flute 🥁 Andrew Cyrille – drums This performance is a stunning document of the late ’60s free jazz revolution. 🔔 Subscribe for more radical sound. 💿 Audio courtesy of archival collectors / preservation efforts.

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