Conversations II is an album by American jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, with pianist Craig Taborn and drummer Kikanju Baku which was recorded in 2013 and released on Wide Hive.^[1]

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In his review for Sydney Morning Herald, John Shand states, "Here the anguished energy of the '60s continues to burn (as it does in St Louis) in a series improvisations so dense that it is like peering through the layers of paint on a Jackson Pollock painting. Its very relentlessness is thrilling, independently of the high levels of invention, but it is assuredly not for the faint-hearted"^[3]

Regarding Conversations I and II, DownBeat's Bill Meyer commented: "Both of these CDs are remarkably consistent; the engagement and invention never flags, which makes it hard to favor one over the other... Not only is the sound crisp and immaculate, it imparts a spacial experience that makes it feel like the music is happening all around the listener."^[2]

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell, Craig Taborn and Kikanju Baku except were noted

1. "Frenzy House" – 6:03
2. "Chipper and Bing" – 10:26
3. "Stay Hayfer" – 5:32
4. "They Rode for Them" (Mitchell, Baku) – 3:45
5. "I'll See You Out There" – 5:20
6. "Wha-Wha" (Mitchell, Taborn) – 2:26
7. "Bells in the Wind" – 7:58
8. "Shards and Lemons" (Mitchell, Taborn) – 3:41
9. "Just Talking" – 5:12
10. "Next Step" – 3:32
11. "Fly Over and Stay a While" – 9:42

• Roscoe Mitchell - flute, saxophone
• Craig Taborn – piano, organ, synthesizer
• Kikanju Baku – drums, percussion