Indent (album)

Indent is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded in March 1973, originally released on Taylor's own Unit Core label and subsequently more widely released on the Arista Freedom label.[1] It was the first solo piano performance released by Taylor but was recorded over four years after Praxis which saw limited release in 1982.[3]

Indent
Live album by
Cecil Taylor
Released1973
RecordedMarch 11, 1973
GenreFree jazz
Length44:45
LabelArista Freedom
Cecil Taylor chronology
The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor
(1969)		 Indent
(1973)		 Akisakila
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Indent was recorded at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.[4] Taylor taught at Antioch from 1969–73[5] and, with bandmates Jimmy Lyons and Andrew Cyrille, led a student orchestra called The Black Music Ensemble.[6]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Taylor is quite stunning in his control of the piano, his wide range of percussive sound and his endurance. As is often true of Cecil Taylor's music, this recital is not for the faint-of-heart, but those with open ears will find it rewarding and certainly stimulating".[1]

Robert Palmer wrote: "Taylor's music deals with the creation of energy and with motion... On Indent, he is also attempting a coherently organized exploration of the melodic, harmonic, textural and tonal resources of his instrument... The deliberate clarity of Taylor's musical thought insures performances which are both thought-provoking and accessible."[7]

Track listing
All compositions by Cecil Taylor.
  1. "Indent: first layer" - 13:40
  2. "Indent: second layer (part 1)" - 9:50
  3. "Indent: second layer (part 2)" - 3:50
  4. "Indent: third layer" - 17:25

Personnel

References
  1. Yanow, Scott. "Cecil Taylor: Indent". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 189. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. Cecil Taylor Sessionography accessed 14 July 2009.
  4. Palmer, Robert (Spring 1974). "Indent by Cecil Taylor". The Black Perspective in Music. 2 (1): 94.
  5. Freeman, Phil (April 2018). "Cecil Taylor 1929–2018". The Wire. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  6. Barber, Dave (November 23, 2016). "Open Space for Creativity: Cecil Taylor At Antioch". 91.3 WYSO. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  7. Palmer, Robert (Spring 1974). "Indent by Cecil Taylor". The Black Perspective in Music. 2 (1): 95.
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