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Algonquin

By Cecil Taylor

Label: Bridge Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Part 1; Part 2: Part 3; Part 4.

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Cecil Taylor and Mat Maneri: Algonquin

Read "Algonquin" reviewed by Clifford Allen

by Clifford Allen
December 2, 2004

As much of a clich' as it may sound, the debate will always rage on some semblance of a definition of “jazz" versus “improvised music." It is never a debate that one really wants to get into, semiotically or aesthetically, but with each new improvised recording, the listener and historian both must consider not only whether ...

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Cecil Taylor: Algonquin

Read "Algonquin" reviewed by Rex Butters

by Rex Butters
September 3, 2004

Spending taxpayer money wisely, the Library of Congress commissioned Cecil Taylor to write a work for violin and piano in 1999. The resulting Algonquin features the pianist alongside violinist Mat Maneri, recorded before an audibly appreciative audience. Clearly enjoying the company, Taylor plays it frisky, free and light. Maneri has a more youthful-sounding partner than on ...

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