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So, I Was Just A Young Guy, Maybe With An Idea, And Cecil Taylor, Himself A Rebel, Would Take A Chance On A Guy Like Me. It Turned Out To Be A Very Symbiotic Partnership. I Learned A Lot From Him.

You Get A Show Where People Are Jumping Up And Dancing, But It's Not A Critical Event In The Sense Of Profound Catharsis. Essentially It's Celebratory.

It Was A Particularly Interesting And Exciting Time, And The European Political And Artistic Establishment Was Turned On By The Civil Rights Movement And The Artistic Revolution That Was Becoming A Part Of Jazz.

To Some Degree, Yeah, Because I Have To Play A Certain Number Of Originals That Might Be Considered Avant-garde Material. I Realize Though, That Only A Few People In The Audience Actually Know What That Music Is, Or Understand It.

Black Music Has Become A Commercial Commodity. Live Performances Are Not So Accessible As They Were Previously. It Use To Be Possible To Go To The Bar On The Corner And Hear Music. It Was Available For A Fifteen Cent Beer.