Billy Taylor Taylor Made Jazz for Sale

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Billy Taylor Taylor Made Jazz For Sale

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Billy Taylor Taylor Made Jazz:
$19.99

Personnel:

Billy Taylor (p), Clark Terry, Willie Cook (tp), BrittWoodman (tb), Johnny Hodges (as), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Harry Carney (bs), EarlMay (b), Ed Thigpen (d)

The Ellingtonians present here were eager to explore eightBilly Taylor compositions, all arranged by bassist Johnnie Pate. Pianist Taylorwrote melancholy, lyrical, and elegant ballads, in the best and most enduringsense of the term ‘romantic’. His upand mid-tempo compositions have a risingquality, without ever becoming frantic; they are a more than adequateinspiration for the soloing horn man. Taylor was a sophisticate, and his musictastes were rich and contemporary, modern, soulful, and free of fads orclichés. The soloists are comfortable, the rhythm section is fully supported,and the tunes are delights. Johnny Hodges plays several absolutely beautifulsolos on the ballads, and Clark Terry came out better than anyone outside ofEllington’s band. For his part, Gonsalves with his wide, punchy tone anddistinctive harmonic approach outdoes himself on up-tempo tunes. It’saTaylor-made session, all right.

TRACKLIST:

01. offerdy's Beat 5:02

02. Theodora 3:17

03. Mood For Mendes 3:09

04. Daddy-O 3:25

05. Day Dreaming 3:28

06. Cu-Blu 4:22

07. Can You Tell by Looking at Me 4:28

08. Tune For Tex 3:02

All compositions by Billy Taylor

Originally released in 1959 as Argo album LP-650

(First CD release in 1989 as FSRCD 111)

The Music of Billy Taylor as Played by:

Tracks #1, 3, 4, 5 & 8: Clark Terry, Willie Cook(trumpets); Britt Woodman (trombone); Johnny Hodges “The Rabbit” (alto sax);Paul Gonsalves (tenor sax); Harry Carney (baritone sax); Billy Taylor (piano);Earl May (bass); Ed Thigpen (drums).

Tracks #2, 5 & 7: Johnny Hodges “The Rabbit”(alto sax), Billy Taylor (piano), Earl May (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums).

Recorded in Chicago, November 17, 1957

Liner notes by Don Gold (Assistant Editor, Playboy Magazine)

New liner notes: Jordi Pujol

Cover art: Don Bronstein

Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol

Hi Fi · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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Billy Taylor Taylor Made Jazz For Sale

Billy Taylor Taylor Made Jazz: $19.99

Billy Taylor Taylor Made Jazz:
$19.99