I Promise

Cecil Taylor Unit is a 1978 album by the American jazz pianist Cecil Taylor, released on New World Records. The album features Taylor with alto saxophonist Jimmy Lyons, trumpeter Raphe Malik, violinist Ramsey Ameen, bassist Sirone, and drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson. The album was recorded during the same April 1978 sessions that produced 3 Phasis. Taylor is heard on a 96-key Bösendorfer piano, which he stated could "stop you cold if you're not ready." The album was the result of extensive rehearsals, culminating in a four-day session in the studio.