Conquistador!

Conquistador!
Studio album by Cecil Taylor
Released	1967
Recorded	October 6, 1966 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Free jazz
Length	37:14
Label	Blue Note BST 84260
Producer	Alfred Lion
Cecil Taylor chronology
Unit Structures (1966) Conquistador! (1966) Student Studies (1966)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Conquistador! is an album by Cecil Taylor released on the Blue Note label.

Reception

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".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Taylor.

1. "Conquistador" – 17:54
2. "With (Exit)" – 19:20
3. "With (Exit)" [Alternate Take] - 17:24 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

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

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 189. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 10 July 2009.