Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor was an amazingly articulate spokesman for jazz, and his profiles on CBS' Sunday Morning television program (where he was a regular beginning in 1981) were so successful at introducing jazz to a wider audience, that sometimes one could forget what a talented pianist he was for over half-a-century. While not an innovator, Taylor was flexible enough to play swing, bop, and more advanced styles while always retaining his own musical personality. After graduating from Virginia State College in 1942, he moved to New York and played with such major musicians as Ben Webster, Eddie South, Stuff Smith (with whom he recorded in 1944), and Slam Stewart, among others. In 1951, he was the house pianist at Birdland and soon afterward formed his first of many trios. He helped found the Jazzmobile in 1965. In 1969 he became the first Black band director for a network television series (The David Frost Show). He earned his doctorate at the University of Massachusetts in 1975 and founded and served as director for the popular radio program Jazz Alive. Despite his activities in jazz education, Taylor was rarely absent from performances and recordings, always keeping his bop-based style consistently swinging and fresh. He died of heart failure in New York on December 28, 2010, at the age of 89.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
Artistas semelhantes
-
Taylor Made Jazz
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 1 de nov. de 1959
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Evergreens
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 1 de jan. de 1956
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Billy Taylor Trio with Candido (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Lançado por Circadian Jazz em 1 de jan. de 1954
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Up Jumped Spring (Radio Mix)
Jazz - Lançado por Arkadia Records em 10 de mai. de 2024
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I'll Never Run Away
Electronic - Lançado por ALMIGHTY1 MUSIC em 29 de dez. de 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Everytime I See Her (Feat. Leon Cormack)
House - Lançado por ALMIGHTY1 MUSIC em 8 de dez. de 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Billy Taylor At The London House
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 22 de jan. de 1956
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Arkadia Blues (Music Keeps Us Young)
Traditional Jazz & New Orleans - Lançado por Arkadia Records em 27 de mai. de 2022
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Stridin' Down The Champs-Elysées
French Music - Lançado por Rooster Records em 19 de jun. de 2014
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Girl Of My Dreams
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Billy Taylor em 2 de nov. de 2023
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
When Your Heart Sinks
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Bill Taylor em 19 de out. de 2023
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Test Of Time
Country - Lançado por Billy Taylor em 13 de nov. de 2023
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Life
Country - Lançado por Billy Taylor em 4 de fev. de 2020
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Body and Soul (Short Cuts - breakdown)
Arkadia Short Cuts, Billy Taylor
Jazz - Lançado por Arkadia Records em 15 de dez. de 2023
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Interlude (Short Cut)
Arkadia Short Cuts, Billy Taylor
Jazz - Lançado por Arkadia Records em 2 de fev. de 2024
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Girl of My Dreams
Country - Lançado por Billy Taylor em 1 de jan. de 2020
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Girl of My Dreams
Country - Lançado por Billy Taylor em 1 de jan. de 2020
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Billy Taylor's Lover - Pt. 2
Jazz - Lançado por Charly Records em 21 de mar. de 2011
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Billy Taylor's Lover - Pt. 2
Jazz - Lançado por Charly Records em 21 de mar. de 2011
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Billy Taylor Selected Favorites
Jazz - Lançado por Charly Records em 21 de mar. de 2011
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Jazz Collection
Jazz - Lançado por Marmot Music em 14 de ago. de 2015
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo