Taylor Made Jazz is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor. It was recorded in Chicago on November 17, 1957 and released by the Argo label.[1] The album includes members of Duke Ellington's orchestra performing arrangements by Johnny Pate.[2]
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | November 17, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Argo | |||
| Producer | Dave Usher | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating: "though this isn't one of those small Ellingtonian unit sessions, it's just about the next best thing. Having assembled several members of Duke's band and written eight definitely Duke-influenced tunes, pianist/composer Billy Taylor's Taylor Made Jazz would probably have been marketed as a 'tribute album' if it had been released recently".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Billy Taylor
- "Biddy's Beat"
- "Theodora"
- "Mood for Mendes"
- "Daddy-O"
- "Cu-Blu"
- "Day Dreaming"
- "Can You Tell by Looking at Me"
- "Tune Up!"
Personnel
edit- Billy Taylor – piano
- Willie Cook – trumpet
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- Britt Woodman – trombone
- Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
- Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
- Earl May – double bass
- Ed Thigpen – drums
References
edit- ^ Taylor, Billy (2013). The Jazz Life of Dr. Billy Taylor. Indiana University Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-253-00917-3.
- ^ Clar, Mimi (August 1960). "Billy Taylor: Taylor Made Jazz" (PDF). Jazz Studies Online. The Jazz Review. p. 25. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ a b Uhl, J. Allmusic Review accessed September 18, 2012