Prestige – PRLP 7051Rec. Date : September 07, 1954 Piano : Billy TaylorBass : Earl MayCongas : CándidoDrums : Percy Brice Listening to Prestige : #120Stream this Album Billboard : 09/01/1956Score of 79 A re-issue of all the material on Prestige 10-inch LP 188 plus two previously unrecorded selections: A boppish Taylor original Declivity with some nice work by Cándido on conga…
Prestige – PRLP 7016Rec. Dates : November 2, 1953, December 29, 1953 Piano : Billy TaylorBass : Earl MayDrums : Charlie Smith Listening to Prestige : #95, #100Album is Not Streamable Billboard : 07/14/1956Score of 78 This is the second 12-inch set of reissued Taylor sides from Prestige, all of which have been brightened in the remastering. Cover also is similar to…
Prestige – PRLP 7015Rec. Dates : November 18, 1952, December 10, 1952, November 2, 1953 Piano : Billy TaylorBass : Earl MayDrums : Charlie Smith Listening to Prestige : #71, #95Album is Not Streamable Billboard : 03/10/1956Score of 76 Some earlier Taylors have been sound-enhanced and remastered on 12-inch. New cover will also give this a new lease on life, as will…
Prestige – PRLP 7001Rec. Date : April 10, 1955 Piano : Billy TaylorBass : Earl MayDrums : Percy Brice Listening to Prestige : #142Stream this Album High Fidelity : September 1955 Billy Taylor is an unusually capable pianist who has disdained stylistic eccentricities in favor of well integrated, clearly defined performances. Probably it is this lack of a convenient…
