Cecil Taylor • Conquistador!

 

Review
by Scott Yanow
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.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/conquistador%21-mw0000199214

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
Para el segundo de los dos álbumes de Cecil Taylor en Blue Note (tras Unit Structures), el innovador pianista utilizó un sexteto compuesto por el trompetista Bill Dixon, el contralto Jimmy Lyons, Henry Grimes y Alan Silva a los bajos y el batería Andrew Cyrille. Durante las dos largas piezas, los apasionados solos de Lyons contrastan con las reflexiones más tranquilas de Dixon, mientras que la música en general es incesantemente intensa. Las dos Blue Notes de Taylor son bastante históricas y casi clásicas pero, a pesar de esta importante documentación, Cecil Taylor (aparte de un par de conciertos en París) no volvería a aparecer en discos hasta 1973.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/conquistador%21-mw0000199214

Tracks:
1 - Conquistador - 18:00
2 - With (Exit) - 19:30
3 - With (Exit) (Alternate Take) - 17:10


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Jimmy Lyons
    Bass – Alan Silva, Henry Grimes
    Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
    Drums – Andrew Cyrille
    Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
    Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
    Piano, Written-By – Cecil Taylor
    Trumpet – Bill Dixon

Note:
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 6, 1966.
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    
Label:    Blue Note – BST 84260
Country:    US
Released:    1968
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Free Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/375950-Cecil-Taylor-Conquistador

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