Cecil Taylor

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

The best album credited to Cecil Taylor is Unit Structures which is ranked number 2,713 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 581.

Cecil Taylor is ranked number 1,300 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 1,139 (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:

100 charts

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581

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1959

Appears in:

30 charts

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105

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336

Overall Rank:

11,392

Average Rating:

69 (26 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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1957

Appears in:

23 charts

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508

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18,140

Average Rating:

71 (24 votes)

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Silent Tongues: Live At Montreux '74
Live

Cecil Taylor

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1975

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18 charts

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One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye

Cecil Taylor

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1980

Appears in:

7 charts

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In Berlin '88
Live compilation

Cecil Taylor

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1989

Appears in:

1 chart

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

27 charts

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Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants)

Cecil Taylor Segments II

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

8 charts

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The Cecil Taylor Unit

Cecil Taylor

Year of Release:

1978

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4 charts

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Overall artist rank:

1,300

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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: 80 (8 votes)Comments: 0

Unit Structure/As Of A Now/Section

(from the album Unit Structures)

Average Rating: 79 (15 votes)Comments: 0

With (Exit)

(from the album Conquistador!)

Average Rating: 77 (6 votes)Comments: 0

Azure

(from the album Jazz Advance)

Average Rating: 76 (3 votes)Comments: 0

Song

(from the album Jazz Advance)

Average Rating: 76 (3 votes)Comments: 0

Rickkickshaw

(from the album Jazz Advance)

Average Rating: 76 (3 votes)Comments: 0

Bemsha Swing

(from the album Jazz Advance)

Average Rating: 76 (3 votes)Comments: 0

Charge 'Em Blues

(from the album Jazz Advance)

Average Rating: 76 (3 votes)Comments: 0

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

(from the album Jazz Advance)

Average Rating: 76 (4 votes)Comments: 0

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This Nearly Was Mine

(from the album The World Of Cecil Taylor)

Average Rating: 75 (7 votes)Comments: 0

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African Violets

(from the album Looking Ahead!)

Average Rating: 75 (3 votes)Comments: 0

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Steps

(from the album Unit Structures)

Average Rating: 75 (15 votes)Comments: 0

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Enter, Evening (Soft Line Structure)

(from the album Unit Structures)

Average Rating: 75 (15 votes)Comments: 0

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Air

(from the album The World Of Cecil Taylor)

Average Rating: 75 (8 votes)Comments: 0

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E.B.

(from the album The World Of Cecil Taylor)

Average Rating: 74 (7 votes)Comments: 0

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Lazy Afternoon

(from the album The World Of Cecil Taylor)

Average Rating: 74 (7 votes)Comments: 0

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Port Of Call

(from the album The World Of Cecil Taylor)

Average Rating: 74 (7 votes)Comments: 0

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Tales (8 Whisps)

(from the album Unit Structures)

Average Rating: 74 (15 votes)Comments: 0

N.B. Tracks must have received at least 3 ratings to appear in the above list.

Cecil Taylor ratings

Average Rating:

76/100 (from 5 votes)

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80/100 !	12/24/2019 16:18	mostlymor	4,305	70/100
85/100 !	05/10/2018 01:59	saacsquatch	688	78/100
50/100 !	09/13/2013 13:35	platus	2,166	72/100

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BestEverAlbums 10/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5454): By mianfei

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by mianfei () 1. (1976) 2. by (2004) 3. by (1994) 4. (1970) 5. by (1994) 6. (1970) 7. by (1975) 8. by (1979) 9. by (1969) 10. by (2000) 11. by (1974) 12. by (1971) 14. by (1969) 15. by (1992) 16. by (1975) 17. by (1985) 18. by (1968) 20. by…”

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