Famous quote by Archie Shepp

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And when I met Cecil Taylor it was a complete transformation of musical identities. All the tenets that I had grown up w
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"And when I met Cecil Taylor it was a complete transformation of musical identities. All the tenets that I had grown up with were thrown out the window"

- Archie Shepp

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This quote by Archie Shepp talks to the power of songs and how it can completely change one's identification. Shepp is referring to the time he fulfilled Cecil Taylor, a popular jazz pianist and composer. Shepp was already an established jazz musician, yet meeting Taylor altered his viewpoint on music. He was exposed to a brand-new collection of music tenets that tested his existing beliefs as well as required him to reassess his very own musical identification. This quote talks to the transformative power of songs as well as exactly how it can open up new possibilities as well as point of views. It also speaks with the importance of partnership and just how it can aid us to grow and also establish our own music identifications.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Archie Shepp somewhere between May 24, 1937 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 14 other quotes.

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