Conquistador!

by Cecil Taylor

Overview

For the second of Cecil Taylor's two Blue Note albums (following Unit Structures), the innovative pianist utilized a sextet comprised of trumpeter Bill Dixon, altoist Jimmy Lyons, both Henry Grimes and Alan Silva on basses and drummer Andrew Cyrille. 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. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	04/28/2015
Label:	Blue Note
UPC:	0602547173089
Rank:	40285

Tracks

1. Conquistador!
2. With (Exit)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cecil Taylor   Primary Artist
Jimmy Lyons   Guest Artist
Andrew Cyrille   Guest Artist
Bill Dixon   Guest Artist
Henry Grimes   Guest Artist
Alan Silva   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer
Alfred Lion   Producer
Cecil Taylor   Composer