Fragments: Complete 1969 Salle Pleyel Concerts

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Paris 1969: when Cecil Taylor set the Salle Pleyel ablaze.The performance of the Cecil Taylor Unit at the Salle Pleyel on November 3, 1969 remains a landmark moment in avant-garde jazz. Alongside Cecil Taylor (piano) are Jimmy Lyons (alto saxophone), Sam Rivers (tenor and soprano saxophones, flute) and Andrew Cyrille (drums). Together, they deliver a concert of rare intensity, emblematic of their radical and incandescent free jazz approach.The recording, transferred from the original tapes preserved by the INA, has been restored and remastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab.This limited edition 2CD box set includes a detailed booklet with rare photographs from the concert as well as liner notes by renowned jazz critic and author Phil Freeman.