Some Cecil Taylor...Just Because

OK, also because a composer friend has been talking to me about Taylor in a way that's making my head open up:

From Ron Mann's 1981 documentary four figures in experimental jazz--pianists Cecil Taylor and Paul Bley, tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp, and trumpeter Bill Dixon: Imagine the Sound. A performance from Taylor:



From, All the Notes, the 2006 documentary on Cecil Taylor from photographer/filmmaker Christopher Felver. An extended riff from Taylor on various subjects (including: composition, synesthesia, dance, musicianship, John Coltrane, and guitarist Derek Bailey):



Endnote:
• Imagine the Sound was re-mastered and re-released in 2007 and is available through directly from the filmmakers at dvdswelike.