And when I met Cecil Taylor it was a complete transformation of musical identities. All the tenets that I had grown up… — Archie Shepp Copy Share Image
When I was in college, I had a jazz radio show. I called it 'Excursion on a Wobbly Rail,' after a Cecil… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
So, I was just a young guy, maybe with an idea, and Cecil Taylor, himself a rebel, would take a chance on… — Archie Shepp Copy Share Image
I think I came across Cecil Taylor a bit later, in 65 or 66. That really impressed me - Cecil Taylor is… — Luc Ferrari Copy Share Image
What I learned with Cecil Taylor was strategy and survival and how to resist temptations and resist getting discouraged. — Steve Lacy Copy Share Image
“It suddenly occurred to me that true believers in hard-driving jazz—Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Cecil Taylor—could never become owners of cleaning shops… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
The pianist Cecil Taylor is extremely melodic; the guitarist Derek Bailey is extremely melodic, and Ornette Coleman. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
