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Cecil Taylor

Unit Structures (LP)

LabelBlue Note

FormatLP

GenreJazz

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The intrepid free jazz pianist Cecil Taylor produced some of his best work for Blue Note Records, including his explosive 1966 label debut Unit Structures featuring Eddie Gale on trumpet, Jimmy Lyons on alto saxophone, Ken McIntyre on alto saxophone, oboe, and bass clarinet, Henry Grimes and Alan Silva on bass, and Andrew Cyrille on drums. Over the course of four extended original pieces by Taylor—“Steps,” “Enter, Evening,” “Unit Structure/As Of A Now/Section,” and “Tales (8 Whisps)—the band scales the pinnacle of the mid-1960s jazz avant-garde with awe-inspiring performances that are by turns ferociously unbridled and intricately textured.

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
Details
Cat. number: 5523657, 00602455236579, BST 84237, BLP 4237
Year: 2025

Format

Recorded on May 19, 1966.

[On rear sleeve]

A Blue Note Records release; Originally released in 1966 on Blue Note Records

© 2023 Capitol Records, LLC., Universal International Music B.V.

Blue Note® is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC.

Made in the E.U.

[On hype sticker]

Mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio

[Rear sticker on shrinkwrap]

Made in Germany

Runouts are etched.

Release notes

Recorded on May 19, 1966. [On rear sleeve] A Blue Note Records release; Originally released in 1966 on Blue Note Records © 2023 Capitol Records, LLC., Universal International Music B.V. Blue Note® is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC. Made in the E.U. [On hype sticker] Mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio [Rear sticker on shrinkwrap] Made in Germany Runouts are etched.

Tracklist
A1Steps
A2Enter Evening (Soft Line Structure)
B1Unit Structure / As Of A Now / Section
B2Tales (8 Whisps)
Credits
Jimmy Lyons
Alto Saxophone
Ken McIntyre
Alto Saxophone, Oboe, Bass Clarinet
Alan Silva
Bass
Henry Grimes
Bass
Reid Miles
Design [Cover]
Andrew Cyrille
Drums
KPG
Lacquer Cut By, Mastered By [LP Mastering]
Francis Wolff
Photography By [Cover Photo By], Cover [Cover Photo By]
Cecil Taylor
Piano, Bells, Liner Notes, Composed By [All Compositions By]
Rudy Van Gelder
Recorded By [Recording By]
Eddie Gale Stevens Jr.
Trumpet