Conquistador!

Cecil Taylor's second masterpiece for Blue Note is a monumental achievement of the avant-garde. While still a maelstrom of his signature 'energy music,' the pieces are slightly more spacious than his previous work, allowing for breathtakingly clear instances of interplay between Taylor's percussive piano, the horns, and the two-bass rhythm section. This is the sound of free jazz's premier architect refining his revolutionary language at the absolute zenith of his creative power.