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 - Erschienen bei turn of the tide am 28.04.2023
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The Test Of Time
Country - Erschienen bei Billy Taylor am 13.11.2023
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St. Nicholas - For Young Folks
Jazz - Erschienen bei St. Nicholas Day am 11.12.2021
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Body and Soul (Short Cuts - breakdown)
Arkadia Short Cuts, Billy Taylor
Jazz - Erschienen bei Arkadia Records am 15.12.2023
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Interlude (Short Cut)
Arkadia Short Cuts, Billy Taylor
Jazz - Erschienen bei Arkadia Records am 02.02.2024
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Girl of My Dreams
Country - Erschienen bei Billy Taylor am 01.01.2020
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Girl of My Dreams
Country - Erschienen bei Billy Taylor am 01.01.2020
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Billy Taylor's Lover - Pt. 2
Jazz - Erschienen bei Charly Records am 21.03.2011
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Billy Taylor's Lover - Pt. 2
Jazz - Erschienen bei Charly Records am 21.03.2011
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Billy Taylor Selected Favorites
Jazz - Erschienen bei Charly Records am 21.03.2011
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Taylor Made Jazz (Hq Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Recordings am 07.07.2021
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The Jazz Collection
Jazz - Erschienen bei Marmot Music am 14.08.2015
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The Remasters (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Millennium Digital Remaster am 29.01.2022
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Top 55 Classics: The Very Best of Billy Taylor
Jazz - Erschienen bei Crazy Warthog Media am 01.01.2022
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Blue Moon
Jazz - Erschienen bei Crazy Warthog Media am 01.01.2022
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