[1][2] The album documents an event billed as Taylor's "return" to New York City following a period of several years spent teaching at the University of Wisconsin and Antioch College.

"[9] In a review for DownBeat, Martin Longley wrote: "The Unit produces a rush of highly defined kinetic energy that doesn't let up, mostly careening, but also teeming with precise detail.

"[10] Writing for All About Jazz, Mike Jurkovic remarked: "If the title alone... doesn't blow out those flu-like post-holiday cobwebs in a big hurry, the full, near ninety minute assault on all that was and is holy damn well will... After five years, Cecil Taylor took to his piano... and all hell broke loose!

"[7] An article at WBGO called the album "a fresh revelation," and noted that "Autumn/Parade" "shows Taylor in unbridled form, with an endurance and energy flow that outpaces even his formidable band members.

"[11] David Luhrssen, writing for Shepherd Express, described Taylor's performances: "Grand designs emerged from fragmentary segments, complete with knotty stops and starts.

"[12] Writing for Glide Magazine, Jim Hynes commented: "Taylor and his bandmates unleash their pent-up energy on the highly intrigued and ultimately mind-blown audience for almost ninety minutes.

Its unbounded energy, unreal spontaneity, sheer stamina, and its fervent commitment to never letting up speaks to everything and more about Taylor's legendary status as intense, unfettered by convention, and all-be-damned mission of embracing freedom... You owe yourself a listen to this entire performance.