Billy Taylor with Four Flutes
1959 studio album by Billy Taylor
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Studio album by Billy Taylor | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | July 20 & 24, 1959 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:27 | |||
Label | Riverside RLP 12-306 | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Billy Taylor with Four Flutes is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor featuring tracks recorded in 1959 for the Riverside label.[3]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with reviewer Scott Yanow calling it "essentially bop, but the unusual instrumentation gives the set its own personality. Enjoyable music that certainly stands out from the crowd".[1]
Track listing
All compositions by Billy Taylor except as indicated
- "The Song Is Ended" (Irving Berlin) - 3:54
- "Back Home" - 6:44
- "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) - 2:28
- "Oh, Lady Be Good" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:40
- "No Parking" - 2:53
- "Koolbongo" (Mary Lou Williams) - 4:18
- "Blue Shutters" - 6:54
- "One for the Woofer" - 4:42
- "How About You?" (Ralph Freed, Burton Lane) - 4:54
- Recorded in New York City on July 20 (tracks 1, 2 & 7-9) and July 24 (tracks 3-6), 1959.
Personnel
- Billy Taylor - piano
- Phil Bodner (tracks 1, 2 & 7-9), Herbie Mann (tracks 1-4 & 6-9), Seldon Powell (track 5), Jerome Richardson (tracks 1-6 & 8), Jerry Sanfino (tracks 3-6), Bill Slapin (tracks 3-7 & 9), Frank Wess (tracks 1, 2 & 7-9) - flute
- Tommy Williams - bass
- Dave Bailey (tracks 1, 2 & 7-9), Albert Heath (tracks 3-6) - drums
- Chino Pozo - congas
References
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 21, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1379. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Riverside Records discography accessed August 21, 2012
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- The Billy Taylor Touch (1951 & 1957)
- Billy Taylor Trio (1952 & 1953)
- Cross Section (1953 & 1954)
- The Billy Taylor Trio with Candido (1954)
- A Touch of Taylor (1955)
- My Fair Lady Loves Jazz (1957)
- The New Billy Taylor Trio (1957)
- Taylor Made Jazz (1957)
- One for Fun (1959)
- Billy Taylor with Four Flutes (1959)
- Warming Up! (1960)
- Interlude (1961)
- Kwamina (1961)
- Impromptu (1962)
- Sleeping Bee (1969)
- Urban Griot (2000)
- Billy Taylor Trio at Town Hall (1954)
- Uptown (1960)
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (1967)