Cecil Taylor Unit - Fragments: Live at Salle Pleyel, Paris, 1969

Deluxe 180-Gram Triple LP

Special Gatefold Edition

Includes Extensive LP-Size Booklet

Numbered limited edition. Also available as a Deluxe 2-CD edition.

Cecil Taylor – Fragments: The Complete 1969 Salle Pleyel Concerts is a monumental never-before-released live recording capturing the Cecil Taylor Unit at the 8th Paris Jazz Festival on November 3, 1969, performing two full sets at the legendary Salle Pleyel. This historic concert features a powerhouse lineup with Cecil Taylor (piano), Sam Rivers (tenor & soprano saxophone, flute), Jimmy Lyons (alto saxophone), and Andrew Cyrille (drums).

Transferred from the original analog tapes preserved by INA and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, this deluxe edition is presented as a 180g 3-LP gatefold set that restores the full sonic force and physicality of the original performance.

Includes a richly illustrated booklet with rare concert photos by Jean-Pierre Leloir, Jan Persson, Christian Rose, and more, with new liner notes by Phil Freeman, plus exclusive testimonies from Andrew Cyrille, Jack DeJohnette, Matthew Shipp, Karen Borca, and Monique Rivers.

Tracklist:

Side A
FRAGMENTS OF A DEDICATION TO DUKE ELLINGTON – EVENING SET VERSION: PART 1 (24:43)

Side B
FRAGMENTS OF A DEDICATION TO DUKE ELLINGTON – EVENING SET VERSION: PART 2 (25:05)

Side C
FRAGMENTS OF A DEDICATION TO DUKE ELLINGTON – AFTERNOON SET VERSION: PART 1 (20:46)

Side D
FRAGMENTS OF A DEDICATION TO DUKE ELLINGTON – AFTERNOON SET VERSION: PART 2 (22:51)

Side E
FRAGMENTS OF A DEDICATION TO DUKE ELLINGTON – AFTERNOON SET VERSION: PART 1 (25:03)

Side F
FRAGMENTS OF A DEDICATION TO DUKE ELLINGTON – AFTERNOON SET VERSION: PART 2 (24:10)

Cecil Taylor – piano
Sam Rivers – tenor & soprano saxophones, flute
Jimmy Lyons – alto saxophone
Andrew Cyrille – drums

Recorded live on November 3, 1969, during the 8th Paris Jazz Festival at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, France.

Produced for release by ZEV FELDMAN.
Executive Producers: JORDI SOLEY and CARLOS AGUSTÍN CALEMBERT.
Associate Producers: LINDSAY FITZGERALD and JACK DEJOHNETTE.
LP mastering by MATTHEW LUTTHANS at The Mastering Lab.
Transferred from the original INA tapes.