Andrew Cyrille

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Andrew Cyrille

Andrew Charles Cyrille (born November 10, 1939)<ref name="feather">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> is an American avant-garde jazz drummer. Throughout his career, he has performed both as a leader and a sideman in the bands of Walt Dickerson and Cecil Taylor, among others. AllMusic biographer Chris Kelsey wrote: "Few free-jazz drummers play with a tenth of Cyrille's grace and authority. His energy is unflagging, his power absolute, tempered only by an ever-present sense of propriety."<ref name="allmusicbio">Template:Cite web</ref>

Life and career

Cyrille was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States,<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> into a Haitian family.<ref name="MD">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He began studying science at St. John's University, but was already playing jazz in the evenings and switched his studies to the Juilliard School.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> His first drum teachers were fellow Brooklyn-based drummers Willie Jones and Lenny McBrowne;<ref name="jazztimes">Template:Cite web</ref> through them, Cyrille met Max Roach.<ref name="jazztimes" /> Nonetheless, Cyrille became a disciple of Philly Joe Jones.<ref name="MD" /><ref name="jazztimes" />

His first professional engagement was as an accompanist of singer Nellie Lutcher,<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> and he had an early recording session with Coleman Hawkins.<ref name="nme">Template:Citation</ref> Trumpeter Ted Curson introduced him to pianist Cecil Taylor when Cyrille was 18.<ref name="nme" />

He joined the Cecil Taylor unit in 1965, and worked with Taylor over a period of 15 years.<ref name="LarkinJazz">Template:Cite book</ref> He later formed a musical partnership with Milford Graves, and the two recorded a drum duet album in 1974.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In addition to recording as a bandleader, he has recorded and/or performed with musicians including David Murray, Irène Schweizer, Marilyn Crispell, Carla Bley, Butch Morris and Reggie Workman.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Cyrille was a member of the group Trio 3, with Oliver Lake and Reggie Workman.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Discography

As leader or co-leader

With Trio 3

As sideman

Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2 With Muhal Richard Abrams

With Ahmed Abdul-Malik

With Charles Brackeen

With John Carter

  • Castles of Ghana (Gramavision, 1985)
  • Dance of the Love Ghosts (Gramavision, 1986)
  • Fields (Gramavision, 1988)
  • Comin' On (hat Art, 1988)
  • Shadows on a Wall (Gramavision, 1989)

With Walt Dickerson

With David Haney

  • Clandestine (CIMP, 2008)
  • Conspiracy A Go Go (CIMP, 2008)
  • Siege of Misrata (CIMP, 2018)

With Leroy Jenkins

With Peter Kowald

  • Duos: Europa-America-Japan (FMP, 1991) one track
  • Duos 2: Europa-America-Japan (FMP, 2003) one track

With Oliver Lake

With Grachan Moncur III

With David Murray

With Horace Tapscott

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With Mal Waldron

  • Birthday Concert: Antwerp 1997 (Bootleg / Unauthorized, 1997)
  • Soul Eyes (BMG, 1997)
  • Live at North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague (Bootleg / Unauthorized, 2001)

With others

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References

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