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File under: Free Jazz
Reissuing and remastering eight landmark albums released between 1956 and 1962, this collection traces iconoclastic pianist Cecil Taylor's evolution from bop-influenced beginnings to the groundbreaking free jazz forms he helped pioneer, featuring collaborations with Steve Lacy, John Coltrane, Kenny Dorham, Archie Shepp, Clark Terry, Roswell Rudd, and others, culminating in his trailblazing trio with Jimmy Lyons and Sunny Murray.
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Tracklist
| 1-1 | Bemsha Swing | 7:27 | |
| 1-2 | Charge 'Em Blues | 11:08 | |
| 1-3 | Azure | 7:29 | |
| 1-4 | Song | 5:18 | |
| 1-5 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home | 9:17 | |
| 1-6 | Rick Kick Shaw | 6:05 | |
| 1-7 | Johnny Come Lately | 7:14 | |
| 1-8 | Nona’s Blues | 7:40 | |
| 1-9 | Tune 2 | 10:23 | |
| 2-1 | Luyah! The Glorius Step | 6:26 | |
| 2-2 | African Violets | 5:12 | |
| 2-3 | Of What | 8:18 | |
| 2-4 | Wallering | 5:23 | |
| 2-5 | Toll | 7:40 | |
| 2-6 | Excursion On A Wobbly Rail | 9:01 | |
| 2-7 | Shifting Down | 10:39 | |
| 2-8 | Just Friends | 6:13 | |
| 2-9 | Like Someone In Love | 8:08 | |
| 2-10 | Double Clutching | 8:19 | |
| 3-1 | Get Out Of Town | 9:13 | |
| 3-2 | I Love Paris | 5:12 | |
| 3-3 | Love For Sale | 8:15 | |
| 3-4 | Little Lees | 9:05 | |
| 3-5 | Air | 8:37 | |
| 3-6 | This Nearly Was Mine | 10:49 | |
| 3-7 | Port Of Call | 4:19 | |
| 3-8 | E.B. | 9:57 | |
| 3-9 | Lazy Afternoon | 14:52 | |
| 4-1 | O.P. | 9:13 | |
| 4-2 | Cell Walk For Celeste | 11:38 | |
| 4-3 | Cindy's Main Mood | 5:13 | |
| 4-4 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | 10:10 | |
| 4-5 | Trance | 9:12 | |
| 4-6 | Call | 9:01 | |
| 4-7 | Lena | 6:59 | |
| 4-8 | D Trad, That’s What | 21:27 |
