Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly!

Cecil Taylor

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Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Review

by Ken Dryden

Cecil Taylor has long been a favorite of many top jazz critics while confounding some jazz fans with his often dissonant attack on piano. Yet this 1980 solo piano studio session may be one of his hidden gems, a suite of eight originals that give a better indication of his vast musical knowledge and ability to blend many styles within a single composition. Taylor is very accessible in each of these compositions, drawing from 20th century classical influences in addition to blending bop, avant-garde, brief snippets of boogie and more, creating dramatic pieces that could only be his own. This is easily one of Cecil Taylor's most rewarding record dates, a virtuoso effort that ought to be a starting point for new jazz fans unfamiliar with his work. This 2012 Promising Music reissue remixed the tapes to bring out better sound, while original producer Joachim Ernst Berendt's liner notes are complemented with essays by pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach and notes by reissue label owner Consul Bodo Jacoby.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	T (Beautiful Young'n) Cecil Taylor	Cecil Taylor	00:55	Amazon
2	Astar Cecil Taylor	Cecil Taylor	06:12	Amazon
3	Ensaslayi Cecil Taylor	Cecil Taylor	07:58	Amazon
4	I (Sister Young'n) Cecil Taylor	Cecil Taylor	02:33	Amazon
5	Corn in Sun + T (Moon) Cecil Taylor	Cecil Taylor	06:18	Amazon
6	The Stele Stolen and Broken Is Reclaimed Cecil Taylor	Cecil Taylor	09:24	Amazon
7	N + R (Love Is Friends) Cecil Taylor	Cecil Taylor	04:07	Amazon
8	Rocks Sub Amba Cecil Taylor	Cecil Taylor	10:18	Amazon