Billy Taylor 'With Four Flutes' Riverside Dp Grv LP '59

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Billy Taylor 'With Four Flutes' Riverside Deep Groove LP 1959

Label: Riverside RLP 1151 Deep Groove Stereo

Condition

Record: NM (Play Grade)     

Jacket: VG++ very slight signs of wear on corners, good seams, tape along top seam (barely visible), exceptionally clean overall 

About This Artist

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. 

Billy 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.

About This Record

In the 1950s, pianist Billy Taylor was best known for his work with his trios. For this Riverside set Taylor tried something different, writing arrangements for four flutists (including Frank Wess, Herbie Mann, and Jerome Richardson), his rhythm section, and the congas of Chino Pozo. The flutists get their opportunities to solo, and the music (which includes "The Song Is Ended," "St. Thomas," "Oh Lady Be Good," "How About You," and four of Taylor's originals) is essentially bop, but the unusual instrumentation gives the set its own personality. Highly enjoyable music that certainly stands out from the crowd.

Personnel: Billy Taylor, piano; Frank Wess, Herbie Mann, Jerome Richardson, Phil Bodner, flutes; Tommy Williams, bass; Chino Pozo, conga; Dave Bailey, Albert Heath, drums

Tracks

Side 1: The Song Is Ended 3:49, Back Home 6:15, St. Thomas 2:28, Lady Be Good 4:40, No Parking 2:53

Side 2: Koolbongo 4:18, Blue Shutters 6:54, One For The Woofer 4:45, How About You 4:51

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