For Olim
| For Olim | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | April 9, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Free jazz | |||
| Length | 44:27 | |||
| Label | Soul Note | |||
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For Olim is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded in Berlin, Germany on April 9, 1986, and released on the Soul Note label. The album features a solo concert performance by Taylor.
According to the liner notes, the word "Olim" is "an Aztec hieroglyph meaning movement, motion, earthquake." The album is dedicated "to the living Spirit of Jimmy Lyons," the alto saxophone player who worked with Taylor for roughly 25 years, and who died a little over a month after the recording of the album.