The Tree of Life (Cecil Taylor album)

The Tree of Life is a live album of a solo piano concert by Cecil Taylor recorded at the Berlin Opera House on March 19, 1991 and released on the FMP label.

This article is about the concert album by Cecil Taylor. For the soundtrack to the 2011 film, see The Tree of Life (soundtrack).
The Tree of Life
Live album by
Cecil Taylor
Released1998 (1998)
RecordedMarch 19, 1991
VenueBerlin Opera House
GenreFree jazz
Length73:17
LabelFMP
Cecil Taylor chronology
Melancholy
(1991)		 The Tree of Life
(1998)		 Always a Pleasure
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states "In all, The Tree of Life is a fine showcase of the musician Cecil Taylor was in 1990. He was an artist at the crossroads of his own inspirations, looking to open new vistas both creatively and intellectually to audiences who had forgotten him or were encountering him for the first time."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cecil Taylor.

No.TitleLength
1."Period 1"1:08
2."Period 2"44:28
3."Period 3"21:29
4."Period 4"3:41
5."Period 5"2:41

Production

Recorded at the Berlin Opera House on March 19, 1991

Personnel

References
  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1383. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed 21 July 2009
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