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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Just at the Turn of the Tide
Jazz - Released by turn of the tide on 28 Apr 2023
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The Test Of Time
Country - Released by Billy Taylor on 13 Nov 2023
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St. Nicholas - For Young Folks
Jazz - Released by St. Nicholas Day on 11 Dec 2021
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Body and Soul (Short Cuts - breakdown)
Arkadia Short Cuts, Billy Taylor
Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on 15 Dec 2023
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Interlude (Short Cut)
Arkadia Short Cuts, Billy Taylor
Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on 2 Feb 2024
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Girl of My Dreams
Country - Released by Billy Taylor on 1 Jan 2020
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Girl of My Dreams
Country - Released by Billy Taylor on 1 Jan 2020
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Billy Taylor's Lover - Pt. 2
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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Billy Taylor's Lover - Pt. 2
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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Billy Taylor Selected Favorites
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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Taylor Made Jazz (Hq Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on 7 Jul 2021
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The Jazz Collection
Jazz - Released by Marmot Music on 14 Aug 2015
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The Remasters (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Millennium Digital Remaster on 29 Jan 2022
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Top 55 Classics: The Very Best of Billy Taylor
Jazz - Released by Crazy Warthog Media on 1 Jan 2022
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