Conquistador!

Conquistador!
Studio album by Cecil Taylor
Released	1966
Recorded	October, 1966
Genre	Free jazz
Length	37:30
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Rudy Van Gelder
Cecil Taylor chronology
Unit Structures (1966) Conquistador! (1966) Student Studies (1966)

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Allmusic

Conquistador! is a 1966 album by Cecil Taylor released on the Blue Note label. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "During the two lengthy pieces, Lyons' passionate solos contrast with Dixon's quieter ruminations while the music in general is unremittingly intense. Both of the Taylor Blue Notes are quite historic and near-classics but, despite this important documentation, Cecil Taylor (other than a pair of Paris concerts) would not appear on records again until 1973".

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Taylor.

1. "Conquistador" – 17:55
2. "With (Exit)" – 19:22
3. "With (Exit)" [alternate take] - 17:23 Bonus track on 1987 CD release

• Recorded in NYC, October 6, 1966

Personnel

• Cecil Taylor – piano
• Bill Dixon – trumpet
• Jimmy Lyons – alto sax
• Henry Grimes – bass
• Alan Silva – bass
• Andrew Cyrille – drums