Jazz pianist with a radical improvisation style described as one of the most ‘incorrigibly sublime’ figures in the recent history of musicThe maverick African-American jazz pianist and poet Cecil Taylor, who has died aged 89, gave an impression of constant motion and restless speed. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Cecil Taylor performingBut Taylor nonetheless found ways to make music with some of the most creative descendants and developers of the 1940s bebop revolution of Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Cecil Taylor performing in Amsterdam in 1988. As well as in versions of his Cecil Taylor Unit album, the pianist also went on to perform widely as an unaccompanied soloist – documented on such diverse recordings as the Fly! • Cecil Percival Taylor, jazz pianist and poet, born 25 March 1929; died 5 April 2018

Source: The Guardian April 08, 2018 15:56 UTC