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| Billy Taylor Touch / One for Fun |
| Billy Taylor |
| első megjelenés éve: 1999 |
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| (1999)
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| 3.855 Ft
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| 1. | You Make Me Feel So Young
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| 2. | Earl May
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| 3. | Can You Tell by Looking at Me
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| 4. | I Get a Kick Out of You
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| 5. | Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
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| 6. | Willow Weep for Me
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| 7. | Good Groove
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| 8. | What Is There to Say?
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| 9. | Thou Swell
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| 10. | The Very Thought of You
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| 11. | Somebody Loves Me
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| 12. | Summertime
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| 13. | One for Fun
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| 14. | That's for Sure
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| 15. | A Little Southeside Soul
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| 16. | Blue Moon
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| 17. | Makin' Whoopee
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| 18. | Poinciana
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| 19. | At Long Last Love
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| 20. | When Lights Are Low
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Jazz / Bop, Hard Bop
2 LPs on 1 CD: THE BILLY TAYLOR TOUCH (1958)/ONE FOR FUN (1960)
THE BILLY TAYLOR TOUCH:
Recorded in 1958
Billy Taylor (piano); Earl May (bass); Ed Thigpen (drums)
Originally released on Atlantic (1277)
ONE FOR FUN:
Billy Taylor (piano); Earl May (bass); Kenny Dennis (drums)
Originally released on Atlantic (1329)
Few people have brought jazz to as wide an audience as pianist and TV personality Billy Taylor. A versatile pianist, Taylor was equally at home with swing, bop and more advanced styles of playing. In the early '50s he was the house pianist at Birdland before forming the first of many trios. The two recordings showcased on this disc show Taylor to be at his fresh and swinging best.
Includes liner notes by Billy Taylor.
Billy Taylor's touch at the piano is supple, stylish, and elegant. It was cultivated in the New York City bop scene of the 1940s, where Taylor played in combos led by Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Pettiford, and others. Taylor's bebop heart and mind are happily at work throughout this 75-minute CD of upbeat, swinging music that brings together two LPs made up of three distinct sessions. Throughout, Taylor's sophisticated ease of execution, his rich musical imagination, and the strong support of his sidemen make this a classy and satisfying compilation. Seven of the tracks for The Billy Taylor Touch were recorded with Taylor's first regular trio in 1951. On these, Taylor, bassist Earl May, and drummer Ed Thigpen are joined by the fine guitarist John Collins, a rhythm specialist who gives the music much of its personality. Collins would make a similar contribution later in the '50s with the Nat "King" Cole trio. There are also four tracks from a 1958 session, again with Taylor joined by May and Thigpen. On One for Fun from 1960, May is back on bass, this time with Kenny Denis on drums. The set has a more contemporary feel than the earlier tracks and features three Taylor originals, including the cool, yet cooking, "A Little Southside Soul." Among the standout tracks, the Rogers and Hart classic "Blue Moon" is transformed by Taylor and company into a vehicle for some of the CD's best solo and group work. ~ Jim Todd, All Music Guide
Billy Taylor
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Jul 24, 1921 in Greenville, NC
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Ballads, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Standards
Billy Taylor has been such an articulate spokesman for jazz, and his profiles on CBS' Sunday Morning television program (where he has been a regular since 1981) are so successful at introducing jazz to a wider audience, that sometimes one can forget how talented a pianist he has been for the past half-century. While not an innovator, Taylor has been 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 Taylor formed his first of many trios. He helped found the Jazzmobile in 1965; in 1969, became the first black band director for a network television series (The David Frost Show); in 1975, he earned his doctorate at the University of Massachusetts; and he both founded and served as director for the popular radio program Jazz Alive. But despite his activities in jazz education, Taylor has rarely gone long between performances and recordings, always keeping his bop-based style consistently swinging and fresh.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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