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Uptown (Billy Taylor album)

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Released
  
1960

Uptown(1960)
  
Warming Up!(1960)

Release date
  
1960

Label
  
Riverside Records

Length
  
42:44

Artist
  
Billy Taylor

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
February 4, 1960The Prelude, New York City

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

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Uptown is a live album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Although Taylor's activities as a highly articulate spokesman for jazz have sometimes overshadowed his playing, he shows throughout this fine CD reissue that he has long ranked among the best".

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Taylor except as indicated

  1. "La Petite Mambo" (Erroll Garner) - 5:45
  2. "Jordu" (Duke Jordan) - 4:10
  3. "Just the Thought of You" - 4:59
  4. "Soul Sisters" - 5:36
  5. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) - 5:13
  6. "Warm Blue Stream" (Sara Cassey, Dotty Wayne) - 4:55
  7. "Biddy's Beat" - 4:14
  8. "Cu-Blu" - 4:01
  9. "'S Wonderful" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:51

Personnel

  • Billy Taylor - piano
  • Henry Grimes - bass
  • Ray Mosca - drums

    • References

    Uptown (Billy Taylor album) Wikipedia
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