Unit Structures

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Unit Structures is a groundbreaking 1966 avant-garde jazz album by pianist Cecil Taylor, renowned for its dense, complex improvisations and pioneering role in free jazz.

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instanceOf album
avant-garde jazz album
studio album
artist Cecil Taylor
composer Cecil Taylor
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtDesigner Reid Miles
criticalReception highly acclaimed
engineer Rudy Van Gelder
featuresInstrument alto saxophone
bass
bass clarinet
drums
oboe
piano
featuresMusician Alan Silva
Andrew Cyrille
Cecil Taylor
Henry Grimes
Jimmy Lyons
Ken McIntyre
followedBy Conquistador!
genre avant-garde jazz
free jazz
hasFormat compact disc
digital download
vinyl record
hasTrack Enter, Evening
Steps
Tales (8 Whisps)
Unit Structure
includedIn essential avant-garde jazz recordings lists
labelCatalogNumber Blue Note BLP 4237
language instrumental
length 46:54
notableFor dense complex improvisations
pioneering role in free jazz
performer Cecil Taylor
precededBy Nefertiti, the Beautiful One Has Come
linked to: Nefertiti
producer Alfred Lion
recordedAt Van Gelder Studio
recordingLocation Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
recordLabel Blue Note Records
releaseDate 1966-10-10
releaseYear 1966
trackCount 4

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