Cecil Taylor • Unit Structures

 

Review
by Scott Yanow
After several years off records, pianist Cecil Taylor finally had an opportunity to document his music of the mid-'60s on two Blue Note albums (the other one was Conquistador). Taylor's high-energy atonalism fit in well with the free jazz of the period but he was actually leading the way rather than being part of a movement. In fact, this septet outing with trumpeter Eddie Gale, altoist Jimmy Lyons, Ken McIntyre (alternating between alto, oboe and bass clarinet), both Henry Grimes and Alan Silva on basses, and drummer Andrew Cyrille is quite stunning and very intense. In fact, it could be safely argued that no jazz music of the era approached the ferocity and intensity of Cecil Taylor's.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/unit-structures-mw0000193906

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
Después de varios años fuera de los discos, el pianista Cecil Taylor finalmente tuvo la oportunidad de documentar su música de mediados de los 60 en dos álbumes de Blue Note (el otro fue Conquistador). El atonalismo de alta energía de Taylor encajaba bien con el free jazz de la época, pero en realidad estaba liderando el camino en lugar de formar parte de un movimiento. De hecho, este septeto con el trompetista Eddie Gale, el contralto Jimmy Lyons, Ken McIntyre (alternando entre contralto, oboe y clarinete bajo), Henry Grimes y Alan Silva en los bajos, y el baterista Andrew Cyrille es bastante impresionante y muy intenso. De hecho, se podría afirmar sin temor a equivocarse que ninguna música de jazz de la época se acercaba a la ferocidad e intensidad de la de Cecil Taylor.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/unit-structures-mw0000193906

Tracks:
1 - Steps
2 - Enter Evening (Soft Line Structure)
3 - Unit Structure / As Of A Now / Section
4 - Tales (8 Whisps)


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Jimmy Lyons
    Alto Saxophone, Oboe, Bass Clarinet – Ken McIntyre
    Bass – Alan Silva, Henry Grimes
    Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
    Drums – Andrew Cyrille
    Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
    Piano, Bells, Liner Notes, Composed By – Cecil Taylor
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Recorded By [Recording By] – Rudy Van Gelder
    Trumpet – Eddie Gale Stevens Jr.*

Note:
Recorded on May 19, 1966.

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