Andrew Cyrille

Andrew Charles Cyrille (born November 10, 1939)[1] 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."[2]

Andrew Cyrille
photo by Shawn Brackbill
photo by Shawn Brackbill
Background information
Birth nameAndrew Charles Cyrille
Born (1939-11-10) November 10, 1939
OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz, avant-garde jazz, post-bop
Occupation(s)Musician, bandleader
Instrument(s)Drums
Andrew Cyrille

Life and career

Cyrille was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States,[3] into a Haitian family.[4][5] 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.[6] His first drum teachers were fellow Brooklyn-based drummers Willie Jones and Lenny McBrowne;[7] through them, Cyrille met Max Roach.[7] Nonetheless, Cyrille became a disciple of Philly Joe Jones.[4][7]

His first professional engagement was as an accompanist of singer Nellie Lutcher,[3] and he had an early recording session with Coleman Hawkins.[8] Trumpeter Ted Curson introduced him to pianist Cecil Taylor when Cyrille was 18.[8]

He joined the Cecil Taylor unit in 1965, and worked with Taylor over a period of 15 years.[3] He later formed a musical partnership with Milford Graves, and the two recorded a drum duet album in 1974.[9] 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.[10][11] Cyrille was a member of the group, Trio 3, with Oliver Lake and Reggie Workman.[12]

Discography

As leader or co-leader
  • What About? (BYG Actuel, 1969)
  • Dialogue of the Drums (IPS, 1974) with Milford Graves
  • Celebration (IPS, 1975) - with Alphonse Cimber, Ted Daniel, Romulus Franceschini, Stafford James, Jeanne Lee, Elouise Loftin, Donald Smith, David S. Ware
  • Junction (Whynot, 1976) with Ted Daniel, David S. Ware, Lisle Atkinson
  • The Loop (Ictus, 1978)
  • Metamusicians' Stomp (Black Saint, 1978) with Ted Daniel, David S. Ware, Nick DiGeronimo
  • Nuba (Black Saint, 1979) with Jeanne Lee, Jimmy Lyons
  • Special People (Soul Note, 1980) with Ted Daniel, David S. Ware, Nick DiGeronimo
  • The Navigator (Soul Note, 1982) with Ted Daniel, Sonelius Smith, Nick DiGeronimo
  • Andrew Cyrille Meets Brötzmann in Berlin (FMP, 1983)
  • Something in Return (Black Saint, 1988) with Jimmy Lyons
  • Irène Schweizer & Andrew Cyrille (Intakt, 1989)
  • Burnt Offering (Black Saint, 1991) with Jimmy Lyons
  • Galaxies (Music & Arts, 1991) with Vladimir Tarasov
  • My Friend Louis (DIW/Columbia, 1992) with Adegoke Steve Colson, Oliver Lake, Hannibal Lokumbe, Reggie Workman
  • X Man (Soul Note, 1993) with James Newton, Anthony Cox
  • Ode to the Living Tree (Venus, 1995) with Adegoke Steve Colson, Fred Hopkins, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Mor Thiam
  • Good to Go, with a Tribute to Bu (Soul Note, 1997) with James Newton, Lisle Atkinson
  • Double Clutch (Silkheart, 1997) with Richard Teitelbaum
  • Duo Palindrome 2002 Vols. 1 and 2 (Intakt, 2004) with Anthony Braxton
  • Low Blue Flame (TUM, 2006) with Greg Osby
  • Opus de Life (Porter, 2009) with Paul Dunmall and Henry Grimes
  • Route de Frères (TUM, 2011) with Haitian Fascination (Lisle Atkinson, Frisner Augustin, Hamiet Bluiett, Alix Pascal)
  • The Declaration of Musical Independence (ECM, 2016) with Bill Frisell, Ben Street, Richard Teitelbaum
  • Proximity (Sunnyside, 2016) with Bill McHenry
  • Lebroba (ECM, 2018) with Bill Frisell, Wadada Leo Smith
  • The News (ECM, 2021) with Bill Frisell, Ben Street, David Virelles
  • 2 Blues for Cecil (Tum Records, 2022) with William Parker and Enrico Rava
  • Evocation with Elliott Sharp and Richard Teitelbaum (Infrequent Seams, 2022)
  • Music Delivery/Percussion (Intakt, 2023)

With Trio 3
  • Live in Willisau (Dizim, 1997)
  • Encounter (Passin' Thru, 2000)
  • Open Ideas (Palmetto, 2002)
  • Time Being (Intakt, 2006)
  • Wha's Nine: Live at the Sunset (Marge, 2008)
  • Berne Concert with Irene Schweizer (Intakt, 2009)
  • At This Time with Geri Allen (Intakt, 2009)
  • Celebrating Mary Lou Williams–Live at Birdland New York with Geri Allen (Intakt, 2011)
  • Refraction – Breakin' Glass with Jason Moran (Intakt, 2013)
  • Wiring (album) with Vijay Iyer (Intakt, 2014)
  • Visiting Texture (Intakt, 2017)

As sideman

References
  1. Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (1999). "Cyrille, Andrew Charles". The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 161.
  2. Kelsey, Chris. "Andrew Cyrille: Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  3. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  4. Patmos, Michael (February 1, 2014). "Andrew Cyrille: Drum Dialogue" (PDF). Modern Drummer: 54–59. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  5. Chinen, Nate (October 17, 2016). "Andrew Cyrille's Late-Career Renaissance". New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  6. Bob Young and Al Stankus (1992). Jazz Cooks. Stewart Tabori and Chang. pp. 92–93. ISBN 1-55670-192-6.
  7. Fragman, Dominic (April 26, 2019). "Andrew Cyrille: Art Science, Part 1". Jazz Times. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  8. Case, Brian (October 4, 1975), "Make like a chimp (or choose your own alternative)", NME, pp. 28–29
  9. Olewnick, Brian. "Andrew Cyrille / Milford Graves: Dialogue of the Drums". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  10. "Andrew Cyrille: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  11. "Andrew Cyrille". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  12. "Encounter - Trio 3 | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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