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For Cecil Taylor, It's Just Beginning...

Richard Williams, Melody Maker, 8 November 1969

EMERGING FROM the stage door of the Odeon, Hammersmith after his triumphal Jazz Expo concert on Friday night, the diminutive figure of pianist Cecil Taylor was immediately surrounded by a crowd of admirers. "Hey Cecil, can you autograph these albums for me?"

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