Warming Up

Warming Up

In his roles as educator, media personality and all-round spokesman for jazz, Billy Taylor needs no introduction. He’s also a hugely underrated jazz pianists, and a composer to match.

 

Two trio dates of all originals from 1960-61 are reissued for the first time on Warming Up. Notice the clean elegance and melodic invention of his rapid right-hand lines, with left-hand commentary sneaking up from all directions in the manner of today’s pop-up videos.

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:19 pm

COMPOSERS: Billy Taylor
LABELS: Milestone
PERFORMER: Billy Taylor Trio
CATALOGUE NO: MCD-47103-2

In his roles as educator, media personality and all-round spokesman for jazz, Billy Taylor needs no introduction. He’s also a hugely underrated jazz pianists, and a composer to match.

Two trio dates of all originals from 1960-61 are reissued for the first time on Warming Up. Notice the clean elegance and melodic invention of his rapid right-hand lines, with left-hand commentary sneaking up from all directions in the manner of today’s pop-up videos.

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