Looking Ahead! (studio album) by Cecil Taylor Quartet

Looking Ahead! by Cecil Taylor Quartet
Year: 1959
Overall rank: 11,177th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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70/100 (from 24 votes)
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Award Top albums of the 1950s (330th)
Award Best albums of all time (11,177th)
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THE CECIL TAYLOR QUARTET: Looking Ahead CD! 1990 Contemporary Records
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70/100 (from 24 votes)
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AvantGarde for most jazz fans. Requires multiple listens. Tonally dissonant..
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