Conquistador!

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Conquistador! is a 1966 avant-garde jazz album by pianist Cecil Taylor, renowned for its intense, free-form improvisation and innovative approach to ensemble interaction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf album
avant-garde jazz album
artist Cecil Taylor
associatedWithMovement New Thing in jazz
composer Cecil Taylor
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception highly acclaimed by jazz critics
engineer Rudy Van Gelder
era 1960s jazz
follows Unit Structures
format LP record
genre avant-garde jazz
free jazz
hasCoverArt Conquistador! (Cecil Taylor album cover)
linked to: Conquistador!
hasSubgenreCharacteristic collective improvisation
extended forms
hasTrack Conquistador
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influencedGenre avant-garde jazz
free improvisation
instrumentation alto saxophone
cello
double bass
drums
piano
trumpet
labelCatalogNumber Blue Note BST 84260
language instrumental
length approximately 40 minutes
notableFor complex rhythmic structures
dense harmonic textures
innovative ensemble interaction
intense free-form improvisation
numberOfTracks 2
partOf Cecil Taylor discography
performer Alan Silva
Andrew Cyrille
Bill Dixon
Cecil Taylor
Henry Grimes
Jimmy Lyons
producer Alfred Lion
recorded 1966
recordedAt Van Gelder Studio
recordedIn Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
recordLabel Blue Note Records
releaseDate 1966

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Cecil Taylor notableWork Conquistador!
Conquistador! hasCoverArt Conquistador! (Cecil Taylor album cover)
linked to: Conquistador!