Cecil Taylor

Variations: Cecil Taylor Quartet, Cecil Taylor Unit, The Feel Trio.

The best album credited to Cecil Taylor is Unit Structures which is ranked number 2,392 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 664.

Cecil Taylor is ranked number 1,212 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 1,213 (this takes into account any aliases or variations).

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Cecil Taylor best albums

The following albums by Cecil Taylor are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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Unit Structures

Cecil Taylor

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

664

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

105

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328

Overall Rank:

11,064

Average Rating:

70 (25 votes)

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Live At The Cafe Montmartre
Live

Cecil Taylor

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

18 charts

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872

Overall Rank:

12,123

Average Rating:

70 (22 votes)

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Silent Tongues: Live At Montreux '74
Live

Cecil Taylor

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

16 charts

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

23 charts

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534

Overall Rank:

18,674

Average Rating:

72 (22 votes)

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One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye

Cecil Taylor

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

7 charts

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In Berlin '88
Live compilation

Cecil Taylor

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1 chart

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

25 charts

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Looking (Berlin Version)

The Feel Trio

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

2 charts

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Cecil Taylor Unit

Cecil Taylor

Year of Release:

1978

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4 charts

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Overall artist rank:

1,212

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This may not be a complete discography for Cecil Taylor.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

Cecil Taylor bestography composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	2	0%
1960s	5	0%
1970s	10	0%
1980s	10	0%
1990s	4	0%
2000s	2	0%
2010s	1	0%
2020s	0	0%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	33	97%
Yes	1	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	25	74%
Yes	9	26%

Cecil Taylor best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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Rating/Comments

Conquistador

(from the album Conquistador!)

Average Rating: 81 (7 votes)Comments: 0

Unit Structure/As Of A Now/Section

(from the album Unit Structures)

Average Rating: 80 (14 votes)Comments: 0

With (Exit)

(from the album Conquistador!)

Average Rating: 78 (5 votes)Comments: 0

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

(from the album Jazz Advance)

Average Rating: 77 (3 votes)Comments: 0

This Nearly Was Mine

(from the album The World Of Cecil Taylor)

Average Rating: 75 (6 votes)Comments: 0

African Violets

(from the album Looking Ahead!)

Average Rating: 75 (3 votes)Comments: 0

Air

(from the album The World Of Cecil Taylor)

Average Rating: 75 (7 votes)Comments: 0

Steps

(from the album Unit Structures)

Average Rating: 75 (14 votes)Comments: 0

Enter, Evening (Soft Line Structure)

(from the album Unit Structures)

Average Rating: 75 (14 votes)Comments: 0

10.

E.B.

(from the album The World Of Cecil Taylor)

Average Rating: 75 (6 votes)Comments: 0

11.

Lazy Afternoon

(from the album The World Of Cecil Taylor)

Average Rating: 75 (6 votes)Comments: 0

12.

Port Of Call

(from the album The World Of Cecil Taylor)

Average Rating: 74 (6 votes)Comments: 0

13.

Tales (8 Whisps)

(from the album Unit Structures)

Average Rating: 74 (14 votes)Comments: 0

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Cecil Taylor ratings

Average Rating:

76/100 (from 5 votes)

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50/100 !	09/13/2013 13:35	platus	2,111	72/100
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75/100 !	03/12/2012 16:46	Johnnyo	3,097	74/100

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