Billy Taylor Trio

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Billy Taylor Trio Review

by Scott Yanow

Two albums by pianist Billy Taylor are combined on this single CD reissue. With fine backing from bassist Earl May and drummer Charlie Smith, Taylor is tasteful, swinging and creative within the boundaries of bop and swing on this early set, among his first dates as a leader and excellent examples of his already individual style.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	They Can't Take That Away from Me George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	03:02	Amazon
2	All Too Soon Duke Ellington / Carl Sigman	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	02:50	Amazon
3	Accent on Youth Vee Lawnhurst / Phil Seymour / Tot Seymour	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	03:03	Amazon
4	Give Me the Simple Life Rube Bloom / Harry Ruby	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	02:52	Amazon
5	Little Girl Blue Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	04:29	Amazon
6	Man With a Horn Eddie DeLange / Jack Jenney / Bonnie Lake	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	03:17	Amazon
7	Let's Get Away from It All Tom Adair / Matt Dennis	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	02:21	Amazon
8	Lover Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	04:48	Amazon
9	Cool and Caressing Billy Taylor	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	03:21	Amazon
10	Who Can I Turn To? Leslie Bricusse / William Engvick / Anthony Newley / Alec Wilder	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	03:22	Amazon
11	My One and Only Love Robert Mellin / Guy Wood	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	03:15	Amazon
12	Tenderly Walter Gross / Jack Lawrence	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	03:17	Amazon
13	I've Got the World on a String Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	02:59	Amazon
14	Bird Watcher Billy Taylor	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	02:56	Amazon
15	B.T.'s D.T.'s Billy Taylor	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	05:01	Amazon
16	Hey Lock Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	05:18	Amazon
17	That's All Alan Brandt / Bob Haymes	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	03:05	Amazon
18	The Little Things That Mean So Much Harold Adamson / Teddy Wilson	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	03:07	Amazon
19	Nice Work If You Can Get It George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	03:08	Amazon
20	The Surrey With the Fringe on Top Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers	Billy Taylor Trio feat: Billy Taylor	02:54	Amazon