This Cecil Taylor solo concert features the radical pianist at a performance in Austria playing continuously for 51 minutes. Except for some brief moments, his music is quite intense, percussive, crowded and overflowing with passion. Taylor's longtime fans will find much to marvel at while newcomers to his music are advised instead to check out his earlier (and less dissonant) sessions from the 1950s first. - Scott Yanow
Tracks
1. Air Above Mountains (Buildings Within) Part One
2. Air Above Mountains (Buildings Within) Part Two
CECIL TAYLOR piano
Recorded live August 20, 1976 at Moosham Castle Open Air Festival, Austria
Enja Records - ENJ-3005 2 (Germany)