Steps

Cecil Taylor · 1966 · Pièce ouverte, énergie continue du septette

Context

First track of Unit Structures, Cecil Taylor's first album for Blue Note, recorded on May 19, 1966 at Van Gelder Studio. The record is praised for its intensity and ranked on Pitchfork's list of the 200 best albums of the 1960s.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Free jazz. Among the origins and influences of Free jazz: Tristano School, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Modal.

By the same artist

• Enter, Evening (1966)
• Unit Structure/As of a Now/Section (1966)
• Tales (8 Whisps) (1966)
• Conquistador (1966)
• With (Exit) (1966)
• Silent Tongues: Abyss / Petals and Filaments / Jitney (1974)

Sources

• EN: Unit Structures

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