Description: Personnel: Billy Taylor (p), Clark Terry, Willie Cook (tp), Britt Woodman (tb), Johnny Hodges (as), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Harry Carney (bs), Earl May (b), Ed Thigpen (d) The Ellingtonians present here were eager to explore eight Billy Taylor compositions, all arranged by bassist Johnnie Pate. Pianist Taylor wrote melancholy, lyrical, and elegant ballads, in the best and most enduring sense of the term ‘romantic’. His upand mid-tempo compositions have a rising quality, without ever becoming frantic; they are a more than adequate inspiration for the soloing horn man. Taylor was a sophisticate, and his music tastes were rich and contemporary, modern, soulful, and free of fads or clichés. The soloists are comfortable, the rhythm section is fully supported, and the tunes are delights. Johnny Hodges plays several absolutely beautiful solos on the ballads, and Clark Terry came out better than anyone outside of Ellington’s band. For his part, Gonsalves with his wide, punchy tone and distinctive harmonic approach outdoes himself on up-tempo tunes. It’s aTaylor-made session, all right. TRACKLIST: 01. Biddy'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 © 2022 by Fresh Sound Records Hi Fi · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered
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Artist: Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Britt Woodman, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Earl May, Ed Thigpen
Type: Album
Format: CD
Record Label: Fresh Sound Records
Release Title: Taylor Made Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Edition: New Edition
