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Cecil Taylor has died. The legendary pianist recently celebrated his 89th birthday. What a legend. What a legacy. He took what Art Tatum started and freed it. That’s a simple description – but it’s how I’ve always heard him.
Taylor – along with Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler and John Coltrane was one of the towering giants of free jazz – one of the educat…
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