by Charles Mudede
The movement of free jazz had two defining figures. One: Ornette Coleman; two: Cecil Taylor. The former was self-taught; the latter was trained at the prestigious New England Conservatory. The former was a genius; the latter, an intellectual. The world remembers the former for the hit "Lonely Woman"; the former's most noted work is "Enter Evening," a track that's gorgeous but still very demanding. Taylor died yesterday. He was not young (89). His moment in the sun was between t
The movement of free jazz had two defining figures. One: Ornette Coleman; two: Cecil Taylor. The former was self-taught; the latter was trained at the prestigious New England Conservatory. The former was a genius; the latter, an intellectual. The world remembers the former for the hit "Lonely Woman"; the former's most noted work is "Enter Evening," a track that's gorgeous but still very demanding. Taylor died yesterday. He was not young (89). His moment in the sun was between t
