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Billy Taylor with Four Flutes

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Released
  
1959

Artist
  
Billy Taylor

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
41:27

Release date
  
1959

Label
  
Riverside Records

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Recorded
  
July 20 & 24, 1959 New York City

Billy Taylor with Four Flutes (1959)
  
Taylor Made Jazz (1959)

Billy Taylor albums
  
Kwamina, The Billy Taylor Trio with Can, Sleeping Bee, The Billy Taylor Touch

Billy Taylor with Four Flutes is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor featuring tracks recorded in 1959 for the Riverside label.

Contents

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Taylor except as indicated

  1. "The Song Is Ended" (Irving Berlin) - 3:54
  2. "Back Home" - 6:44
  3. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) - 2:28
  4. "Oh, Lady Be Good" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:40
  5. "No Parking" - 2:53
  6. "Koolbongo" (Mary Lou Williams) - 4:18
  7. "Blue Shutters" - 6:54
  8. "One for the Woofer" - 4:42
  9. "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

    • Songs

    1The Song Is Ended3:57
    2Back Home6:49
    3St Thomas2:35

    References

    Billy Taylor with Four Flutes Wikipedia
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