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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Check Up! with Tom Burris - New Episode Tonight!


If you're passing through the Indianapolis area tonight (5/29) at 7 p.m. be sure to check in on Check Up! with Free Jazz Blog's Tom Burris on 99.1 WQRT.

The 3rd edition of Check Up! will be a tribute to the memory of Cecil Taylor. All Cecil, all two hours.


Playlist for Show #3: Cecil Taylor (1929 - 2018)


  • “Spring of Two Blue-J's, Side A” from Spring of Two Blue-J's (Unit Core, 1974)
  • Cecil Taylor – piano
    TIME: 16:19



  • “Student Studies, Part 1” from Great Paris Concert or Student Studies (BYG, rec. 1966)
  • Cecil Taylor – piano
    Jimmy Lyons – alto saxophone
    Alan Silva – bass
    Andrew Cyrille – drums
    TIME: 15:57



  • “Streams” from Dark to Themselves (Inner City, 1977)
  • Cecil Taylor – piano
    Raphe Malik – trumpet
    Jimmy Lyons – alto saxophone
    David S. Ware – tenor saxophone
    Marc Edwards – drums
    TIME: 23:00



  • “Second Act of A (Part 6)” from The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor (Prestige, rec. 1969)

  • Cecil Taylor – piano
    Sam Rivers – soprano and tenor saxophones
    Jimmy Lyons – alto saxophone
    Andrew Cyrille – drums
    TIME: 20:38



  • “One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye, Side C” from One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye (hat Hut Records, rec. 1978, rel. 1980)
  • Cecil Taylor – piano
    Jimmy Lyons – also saxophone
    Raphe Malik – trumpet
    Ramsey Ameen – violin
    Sirone – bass
    Ronald Shannon Jackson – drums
    TIME: 22:00



  • “Jitney No. 2” from Silent Tongues (Arista/Freedom, 1975)
  • Cecil Taylor – piano
    TIME: 3:25


  • “After All No. 2” from Silent Tongues (Arista/Freedom, 1975)
  • Cecil Taylor – piano
    TIME: 2:30

    1 comments:

    Richard said...


    I like that poster.

    Reid Miles would approve.