Iwontunwonsi
Iwontunwonsi is a live album by pianist Cecil Taylor recorded at Sweet Basil, New York City, on February 8, 1986 and released on the Sound Hills label (Japan). The album features a solo performance by Taylor divided into three sections.[1] Additional tracks from this concert were released on Amewa.
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Recorded | February 8, 1986 | |||
Venue | Sweet Basil Jazz Club | |||
Genre | Free jazz | |||
Label | Sound Hills | |||
Cecil Taylor chronology | ||||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
A review at AllMusic states: "Taylor's concerts are a remarkable union of man and instrument... Paramount at all times is a sense of invention and exploration, Cecil surprising himself. The focus is unrelenting... The piano-playing here is only slightly less astonishing than that exhibited in his Herculean 1974 performance, Silent Tongues. But the structure and unity (who else can create such coherent, committed, large-scale structures?) are at least as remarkable. The audience brings Taylor back for an encore. He sits down and plays for a minute and a half: an after-dinner joke."[2]
Track listing
- All compositions by Cecil Taylor.
- "Iwontunwonsi, Part 1" - 3:28
- "Iwontunwonsi, Part 2" - 43:50
- "Iwontunwonsi, Part 3" - 1:37
- Recorded at Sweet Basil, New York City, on February 8, 1986
Personnel
References
- Cecil Taylor Sessionography accessed 27 August 2009
- Iwontunwonsi at AllMusic