BILLY TAYLOR – Four Classic Albums (Cross Section / The Billy Taylor Trio With Candido / The Billy Taylor Touch / With Four Flutes AVID

AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic album series with a re-mastered 2CD release by Billy Taylor, complete with original artwork and liner notes.
“Cross Section”; “Billy Taylor with Candido”; “The Billy Taylor Touch” and “With Four Flutes”
Born into a musical family, young Billy Taylor began learning musical instruments as a child including piano, guitar, drums and saxophone. However it was the piano he excelled at and after obtaining his music degree in 1942 he went on to gain international success as a jazz pianist and composer. By 1944 Billy had joined the Ben Webster Quartet and was playing at New York’s 52nd Street when he met the legendary pianist Art Tatum who would go on to become his mentor. Other great jazz names Billy was to play with include Billie Holiday, Don Redman, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz and both Dizzy and Miles! Primarily known for his jazz Trio work, Billy was also a great champion of Latin music playing with the likes of Machito and Candido, as you will hear on some of our selections.

CD1
1-12: ‘Cross Section’
1. Eddie’s Theme
2. Mood For Mendes
3. Lullaby Of Birdland
4. Goodbye
5. Tune For Tex
6. Moonlight In Vermont
7. Biddy’s Beat
8. I’ll Be Around
9. I Love To Mambo
10. Candido Mambo
11. Early Morning Mambo
12. Mambo Azul
13-18: ‘The Billy Taylor Trio with Candido’
13. Mambo Inn
14. Bit Of Bedlam
15. Declivity
16. Love For Sale
17. A Live One
18. Different Bells

CD2
1-11: ‘The Billy Taylor Touch’
1. You Make Me Feel So Young
2. Earl May
3. Can You Tell By Looking At Me
4. I Get A Kick Out Of You
5. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
6. Willow Weep For Me
7. Good Groove
8. What Is There To Say
9. Thou Swell
10. The Very Thought Of You
11. Somebody Loves Me
12-20: ‘With Four Flutes’
12. The Song Is Ended
13. Back Home
14. St. Thomas
15. Oh Lady Be Good
16. No Parking
17. Koolbongo
18. Blue Shutters
19. One For The Woofer
20. How About You