Cecil Taylor   Conquistador!
4.0
excellent
Release Date: 1967
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0.0 Kusuriuri | April 26th 16

Lawd, this man, unstoppable. Contrary to what most would expect from Taylor, this is fairly
subdued by his standards, especially if you judge based on his live performances rather than LP
ones, but for my money this is Taylor's best studio LP - Arguably the most accessible of all too,
but it also contains all of the hidden finesse and sting-like-a-bee, ever-collapsing melodies,
played in a more mellow manner than usual allowing for a somewhat more laid back sound that never
really lurches at you violently, but seems to wish to do so in its eyes, never quite taking the
stop though, but it doesn't feel like it's too scared to - Rather, it knows it doesn't need to.
Good starting point to the work of this legend.


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5.0 classicNietzschesMoustache | December 10th 22

Free Jazz // 1968 (recorded 1966) // Best: "Conquistador"

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3.0 goodErwann S. STAFF | March 25th 21

Free jazz that is very, very free. Taylor hits dem piano notes, but the notes themselves are gay free. It's not just that it's atonal - that'd be too easy -, it's rather that the rhythmic patterns are nearly undecipherable. However, when the voluntary messiness leaves some space, it's amazing how engaging it is. Still, three listens in, I'm trying to know if I like it or not. We'll say, uhm, yes but not that much? An interesting record nonetheless.

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5.0 classicnkbr | April 10th 11

Unlike Unit Structures, this album has very cool, simple riffs all the time whether Taylor considers they are or not

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4.5 superbBen STAFF | May 23rd 24
3.5 greatNot being able to imagine myself as the object in a love song decreases my enjoyment | May 9th 24
5.0 classicbmelt CONTRIBUTOR | February 13th 24
3.5 greatwanderer500 | July 28th 23
4.0 excellentpornogrindtheater | January 31st 23
3.5 greatnash1311 | November 14th 22
4.7 superbDadKungFu STAFF | September 28th 22
4.5 superbdakotadsmith | May 31st 22
4.0 excellentJokineAugustus | May 10th 22
4.5 superbRyus | April 24th 22
3.5 greatPangea | March 30th 21
3.5 greatTrifolium | March 29th 21
4.5 superbgilly | March 28th 21
4.5 superbWaiting around to die | July 17th 20
4.0 excellentlordworm00 | May 22nd 20
4.0 excellentJ.C. van Beekum | May 2nd 20
4.0 excellentWolfe | April 14th 20
3.5 greatjimmy shit | December 12th 19
4.0 excellentgrubergereben | June 20th 19
4.0 excellentbutcherboy | September 11th 18
4.5 superbHerbie Chrost | August 10th 18
4.2 excellentpraise jimmy EMERITUS | April 15th 18
3.5 greatPon EMERITUS | April 22nd 17
4.0 excellentrrodf | March 12th 17
4.5 superbGhandhiLion | March 1st 17
4.0 excellentYou Are My Everlovin' | November 2nd 16
4.0 excellentSandwichBubble | July 21st 16
4.0 excellentHenry | May 16th 16
3.0 goodStereochrome1 | October 19th 15
4.5 superbRodrigo | May 19th 15
3.5 greatExitOnly | March 31st 15
3.5 greatdavidstofsky | February 21st 15
3.0 goodRoargh | October 31st 14
4.0 excellentJots EMERITUS | October 18th 14
4.0 excellentImpossibleInfluence2 | June 29th 14
4.0 excellentPanoptic | September 3rd 13
3.5 greatZGP1992 | November 30th 12
2.5 averageartibeus | June 23rd 12
4.0 excellentBruscolino | November 25th 11
4.0 excellentamericanohno | October 6th 11
5.0 classicCoolCanoeRendezvous | September 24th 11
4.0 excellentGeorgCantor | February 19th 11
4.0 excellentpatroneyes | December 23rd 10
4.0 excellentliledman | November 21st 10
4.0 excellentKage | July 22nd 08
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