Cecil Taylor

• DIGIPACK EDITION

One of the most ambitious Cecil Taylor projects of the 80s – a special project performed by a large ensemble at a jazz festival in Poland – an incredible group who really expand the vision in Cecil's music!

Make no mistake, Taylor is definitely the leader here – his piano and vocalizations really direct the entire set – but the music brims over with contributions from giants who include Tomasz Stanko and Enrico Rava on trumpets, Conrad Bauer on trombone, Jimmy Lyons on alto, Frank Wright and John Tchicai on tenors, Gunter Hampel on bass clarinet and vibes, and William Parker on bass.

The performance features one long piece, but graced with all these really beautiful themes amidst the freer improvisations – coming across with a global vision in jazz that's maybe not unlike some of Charlie Haden's Liberation Music projects, but freer and bolder overall!

PERSONNEL:

• Cecil Taylor (piano, leader)
• Tomasz Stanko (trumpet)
• Enrico Rava (trumpet)
• Conrad Bauer (trombone)
• Jimmy Lyons (alto saxophone)
• Frank Wright (tenor saxophone)
• John Tchicai (tenor saxophone)
• Karen Borca (bassoon)
• Gunter Hampel (bass clarinet, vibraphone)
• William Parker (double bass)
• Henry Martinez (drums)

Recorded at Jazz Jamboree, Congress Hall PKiN, in Warsaw, Poland, October 26th, 1984,

TRACKS:

• 01. Music From Two Continents ....... 1:02:13