Student Studies

Student Studies is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded in November 1966 and released on the Japanese BYG label as an untitled 2LP set in 1973. It features a performance by Taylor with Jimmy Lyons, Alan Silva and Andrew Cyrille. The Allmusic Review by Thom Jurek states "This is the sound of an artist at a creative peak of his improvisational and authoritative power to lead a band through the maze of sonic architecture and come out with something that was truly new and different".^[2] The album was first released on CD by the Affinity label as 'Student Studies', later rereleased on the Black Lion label as The Great Paris Concert', and then reissued a third time as 'Student Studies' by Fuel 2000. None of the three CD issues use the original LP cover artwork.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Taylor.

1. "Student Studies, Part 1" - 15:58
2. "Student Studies, Part 2" - 10:58
3. "Amplitude" - 19:41
4. "Niggle Feuigle" - 12:07

• Recorded in Paris on November 30, 1966

Personnel

• Cecil Taylor: piano
• Jimmy Lyons: alto saxophone
• Alan Silva: bass
• Andrew Cyrille: drums

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