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Cross Section (album)

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Released
  
1956

Artist
  
Billy Taylor

Label
  
Prestige Records

Length
  
35:51

Release date
  
1956

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
May 7, 1953 and July 30, 1954 New York City and Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack

Cross Section (1956)
  
The Billy Taylor Trio with Candido (1955)

Billy Taylor albums
  
The Billy Taylor Trio with Can, Sleeping Bee, The Billy Taylor Touch, Billy Taylor with Four Flutes

Cross Section is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor featuring tracks recorded in 1953 and 1954 for the Prestige label. The album rereleased eight tracks from 1954 which had originally been issued on the 10-inch LP Billy Taylor Plays for DJs along with four Mambo sides from 1953.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "the four originals (which alternate with standards) were all dedicated to disc jockeys of the time. The trio was pretty tight with Taylor in the lead and, although boppish, it also looked back toward the swing era... The four mambos are ideal both for listening and for dance music. An enjoyable set".

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Taylor except where noted.

  1. "Eddie's Theme" – 2:45
  2. "Mood for Mendes" – 3:06
  3. "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 2:52
  4. "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) – 3:21
  5. "Tune for Tex" – 2:56
  6. "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:44
  7. "Biddy's Beat" – 3:09
  8. "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder) – 2:48
  9. "I Love to Mambo" – 2:53
  10. "Candido Mambo" – 3:08
  11. "Early Morning Mambo" – 2:53
  12. "Mambo Azul" – 2:16

Note

  • Recorded in New York City on May 7, 1953 (tracks 9-12) and at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on July 30, 1954 (tracks 1-8)

    • Personnel

  • Billy Taylor – piano
  • Earl May – bass
  • Charlie Smith – drums, congas
  • Machito – maracas
  • José Mangual – bongos
  • Ubaldo Nieto – timbales

    • Songs

    1Eddie's Theme2:50
    2Mood for Mendes3:10
    3Lullaby of Birdland2:56

    References

    Cross Section (album) Wikipedia
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