B. 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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Diskografie
9 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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River Of Oblivion (U.S. REMIX)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Starsky Records am 11.08.2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
1 Life Heroes Christmas Classics, Vol. 1 (EP)
Weihnachtsmusik - Erschienen bei 50 - 50 GLOBAL MUZIK INCORPORATED am 26.11.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
We Are One, Love Is All We Need
Country - Erschienen bei 50 - 50 Global Muzik Incorporated - Sony Music Entertainment - The Orchard am 11.09.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Carolina Blues
Blues - Erschienen bei 6241471 Records DK am 09.12.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beautiful Girl
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei 50 - 50 GLOBAL MUZIK INCORPORATED am 31.12.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
All My Friends
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei 50 - 50 GLOBAL MUZIK INCORPORATED am 24.05.2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
We Are One Love is All We Need (Remix)
Country - Erschienen bei 50 - 50 Global Country Rock am 26.01.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fiesta Hot Mami (Remix)
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei 50 - 50 GLOBAL MUZIK INCORPORATED am 26.08.2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo