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.
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Piano Panorama (10" Album of 1951)
Pop - Paru chez Jazz Classics le 28 févr. 2021
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Nightingale
Jazz - Paru chez oldies and hits for future le 11 mai 2019
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Billy Taylor UpGraded Masters (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Paru chez jjjedizionimusicali le 24 oct. 2020
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Up Jumped Spring (Radio Mix)
Jazz - À paraître le 10 mai 2024 chez Arkadia Records
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I'll Never Run Away
Électronique - Paru chez ALMIGHTY1 MUSIC le 29 déc. 2023
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Everytime I See Her (Feat. Leon Cormack)
House - Paru chez ALMIGHTY1 MUSIC le 8 déc. 2023
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Billy Taylor At The London House
Jazz - Paru chez CoolNote le 22 janv. 1956
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Arkadia Blues (Music Keeps Us Young)
Jazz traditionnel & New Orleans - Paru chez Arkadia Records le 27 mai 2022
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Girl Of My Dreams
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Billy Taylor le 2 nov. 2023
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When Your Heart Sinks
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Bill Taylor le 19 oct. 2023
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Just at the Turn of the Tide
Jazz - Paru chez turn of the tide le 28 avr. 2023
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The Test Of Time
Country - Paru chez Billy Taylor le 13 nov. 2023
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