Mixed To Unit Structures
Jimmy Lyons (alto saxophone), Archie Shepp (tenor saxophone), Ted Curson (trumpet), Roswell Rudd (trombone), Cecil Taylor (piano), Henri Grimes (double bass), Sunny Murray (drums)
Listening to this exalted music in 2021, one is struck by how radical and out there it still sounds. Almost uniquely among the avant garde which emerged in the 1960s, Taylor remains off planet;...
Mixed To Unit Structures
Jimmy Lyons (alto saxophone), Archie Shepp (tenor saxophone), Ted Curson (trumpet), Roswell Rudd (trombone), Cecil Taylor (piano), Henri Grimes (double bass), Sunny Murray (drums)
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Listening to this exalted music in 2021, one is struck by how radical and out there it still sounds. Almost uniquely among the avant garde which emerged in the 1960s, Taylor remains off planet;...
About
Taylor was quickly saddled with a reputation for being unswinging. He often danced before a recital to
prove that you could indeed express this music physically. Indeed, almost the only way to appreciate
this music is to dance to it, as I invariably do. It isn’t a spectacle that needs to be shared with others,
but in Mr Taylor’s absence can I invite you to find his remarkable essay and let it enter your head before
you take the floor. Don’t think about this music. Feel it, and let it move you. Literally. Brian Morton
Contents and tracklist
Into The Hot Session Revisited
Pots
Bulbs
Mixed
Unit Structures Revisited
Steps
Enter, Evening
Unit Structure/As Of A Now/Section
Tales (8 Whisps)
Awards and reviews
22nd June 2021
Listening to this exalted music in 2021, one is struck by how radical and out there it still sounds. Almost uniquely among the avant garde which emerged in the 1960s, Taylor remains off planet; even Albert Ayler has to some extent become accepted within the mainstream of the jazz tradition (well, nearly). But Taylor's style is so totally sui generis that listening to him remains an invigorating shock to the system.
