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Cecil Taylor

1929 - 2018

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Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018) was an American pianist and poet. Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in complex improvisation often involving tone clusters and intricate polyrhythms. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cecil Taylor has received more than 588,260 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Cecil Taylor is the 914th most popular musician (down from 822nd in 2019), the 4,484th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,104th in 2019) and the 314th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 590k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cecil Taylor ranks 914 out of 2,662. Before him are James Kottak, Oscar Hammerstein II, Orhan Gencebay, Juan Luis Guerra, Salamone Rossi, and Mel Collins. After him are J. J. Johnson, Dick Parry, Mick Ronson, Auguste Franchomme, Mick Fleetwood, and Joe Henderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Cecil Taylor ranks 243. Before him are John Henry Holland, Selim Hoss, Hind Rostom, Slavko Avsenik, Ulla Jacobsson, and Vang Pao. After him are Gerhard Hanappi, Nina Ponomaryova, Yevgeniy Chazov, Haruo Nakajima, Franca Rame, and Sunil Dutt. Among people deceased in 2018, Cecil Taylor ranks 204. Before him are Kim Larsen, Tab Hunter, Tatyana Kuznetsova, Juan Bautista Agüero, Stan Mikita, and Rosenda Monteros. After him are Philip Bosco, Leonid Kadeniuk, Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, Otis Rush, Nikolai Karachentsov, and James Karen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cecil Taylor ranks 4,484 out of 18,182. Before him are Lainie Kazan (1940), Kevin McCarthy (1914), Mike Bongiorno (1924), Amanda Plummer (1957), Fred Niblo (1874), and Michael Berryman (1948). After him are Ray Dalio (1949), Beatrice Straight (1914), Dom DeLuise (1933), Dee Wallace (1948), Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893), and Johnny Appleseed (1774).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Cecil Taylor ranks 314. Before him are Paul Butterfield (1942), Jack DeJohnette (1942), Stanley Clarke (1951), Michael Brecker (1949), James Kottak (1962), and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895). After him are J. J. Johnson (1924), Joe Henderson (1937), Grant Green (1935), Otis Rush (1934), Amy Lee (1981), and Leon Fleisher (1928).

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