The intrepid free jazz pianistCecil Taylorproduced some of his best work for Blue Note Records, including his explosive 1966 label debutUnit StructuresfeaturingEddie Galeon trumpet,Jimmy Lyonson alto saxophone,Ken McIntyreon alto saxophone, oboe, and bass clarinet,Henry GrimesandAlan Silvaon bass, andAndrew Cyrilleon drums. Over the course of four extended original pieces byTaylorSteps, 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 byKevin Grayfrom the original master tapes, and pressed o