This week's episode is again dedicated to Cecil Taylor with our distinguished guest Jeff Schwartz whom he will mention and discuss the times when Cecil and the Unit toured the Europe in 1969 and start talking about the structure of the piece "Fragments Of A Dedication to Duke Ellington". The show took place on Tuesday the 30th of March, 2021. To be continued next week.

The show is in English.

Noise and Smoke celebrates the 92nd birthday of Cecil Taylor by listening his Conquistador piece from Stuttgart concert and quoting Andrew Cyrille's beautiful yet touching memorial "A Lot of Energy - Remembering Cecil Taylor (1929-2018)"  from https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/a-lot-of-energy-remembering.../

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 15.00 EST, 21.00 CET, www.acikradyo.com.tr

Robert Reigle is also one of the hosts and the show is in English.

This is the second episode in which Noise and Smoke is hosting two distinguished guests who recently published their new album "Bahce". Yurdal Çağlar and Çağrı Erdem are interviewed about the story underneath the music, their approach to creation, pre-prepared vs. ad-hoc music, solo vs group improvisation, inventing new musical instruments, etc. This episode is in Turkish.

Hosts are Can Tutuğ, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu.

In this episode, Noise and Smoke is hosting two distinguished guests who recently published their new album "Bahce". Yurdal Çağlar and Çağrı Erdem are interviewed about the story underneath the music, their approach to creation, pre-prepared vs. ad-hoc music, etc. To be continued next week. This episode is in Turkish.

Hosts are Can Tutuğ, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu.

Noise and Smoke continues to remember the great drummer Milford Graves. He is again briefly introduced and a rare recording of him playing along with other giants of drum and percussion, Rashied Ali and Andrew Cyrille is listened. The music is coming from the DC Space dated 18 June 1984. This episode is in Turkish whereas we hear the drummers (mainly Graves, himself) of course in his mother tongue.

Hosts are Can Tutuğ, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu.

Noise and Smoke remembers one of the human treasures Milford Graves. He is briefly introduced and his approach to create music, his philosophy, his conditions are discussed. There are a few quotes from the 2018 film of Jake Maginsky’s “Milford Graves Full Mantis”, so in his own voice we hear Milford Graves. This episode is in Turkish whereas we hear Graves of course in his mother tongue.

Hosts are Can Tutuğ, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu 

This episode is dedicated to the music of Chick Corea. He is remembered with a discussion around the time he is playing with the ground-breaking group The Circle. A brief introduction to the life and times and his slight touch to the free scene and at that time his involvement with Anthony Braxton.

The podcast is in Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu 

Cecil Taylor is continued to be discussed in this episode. We are discussing the 1966 period of the great piano player. What he used to play in 1969, (the period he recorded the album “Conquistador”) is somehow a dedication to Duke Ellington. He used to create complex and beautiful timbers not only with different kind of combinations of the  instruments in the ensemble but also his voice. 

Historical context of his style  is exhibited and discussed. His influences including Duke Ellington was mentioned. 

Gunther Schuller’s review of Cecil Taylor’s early albums was quoted from A.B.Spellman’s beautiful book “Four Jazz Lives”. The tools that the critics had prior to the music of Cecil Taylor was discussed and the inadequacy of the vocabulary to describe the music of him stroke the critics a lot and hence the aggressive attitude he came across with.

An interview of Alan Silva was quoted about free jazz pioneers. 

The 1966 album “Student Studies” was mentioned and the importance of it, is exhibited.

The podcast is in English, with sporadically a touch to Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Robert Reigle, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu

Cecil Taylor is continued to be discussed in this episode. Restructuring the Unit Structures is the quote of the episode. Cecil Taylor designed his systematic approach is dating as early as his very first recording times, 1957. So written music or playing by ear is discussed giving examples of his compositions.

A.B.Spellman’s “Four Jazz Lives” is quoted on Cecil Taylor’s jump to free territories. Improvisation in music, education’s avoidance of improvisation is mentioned. 

Moreover, a poem of Cecil Taylor is listened.

The podcast is in English, with sporadically a touch to Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Robert Reigle, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu

Cecil Taylor is continued to be discussed in this episode. In 1966, Cecil Taylor announced his structural form is called Unit Structures, hence his album’s title. His all music performances are organised in the structural form of this Unit Structures. According to his liner notes in the album mentioned is the source to understand and analyse the music. Thanks to Ekkehard Jost who wrote the book “Free Jazz” where he analysed the music in the album so that we all (in fact the critics as well)  understand what is going on in the pieces.

Cecil Taylor’s style and technic are being elaborated. His approach to improvisation has concrete references in composed music. 

The podcast is in English, with sporadically a touch to Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Robert Reigle, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu