Eight Classic Albums 1955-1962

Tracklist

• CD 1: A Touch of Taylor / One For Fun
• 1
  Ever So Easy

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice
  3:17
• 2
  Radioactivity

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice
  3:45
• 3
  A Bientot

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice
  4:19
• 4
  Long Tom

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice
  2:48
• 5
  Day Dreaming

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice
  3:08
• 6
  Live It Up

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice
  2:50
• 7
  Purple Mood

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice
  2:46
• 8
  Early Bird

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice
  3:00
• 9
  Blue Clouds

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice
  3:37
• 10
  It's a Grand Night for Swinging

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice
  2:59
• 11
  Memories of Spring

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice
  3:54
• 12
  Daddy-O

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice
  3:13
• 13
  Summertime

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Kenny Dennis
  3:50
• 14
  One for Fun

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Kenny Dennis
  3:38
• 15
  That's for Sure

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Kenny Dennis
  1:57
• 16
  A Little Southside Soul

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Kenny Dennis
  4:28
• 17
  Blue Moon

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Kenny Dennis
  5:10
• 18
  Makin' Whoopee

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Kenny Dennis
  4:30
• 19
  Poinciana

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Kenny Dennis
  5:35
• 20
  At Long Last Love

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Kenny Dennis
  3:36
• 21
  When Lights Are Low

  Billy Taylor, Earl May, Kenny Dennis
  4:44
• CD 2: Billy Taylor with Four Flutes / Uptown
• 1
  The Song Is Ended
  3:57
• 2
  Back Home
  4:03
• 3
  St. Thomas
  2:34
• 4
  Oh Lady, Be Good
  4:46
• 5
  No Parking
  2:58
• 6
  Koolbongo
  4:23
• 7
  Blue Shutters
  4:19
• 8
  One for the Woofer
  4:47
• 9
  How About You?
  4:55
• 10
  La Petie Mambo

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  4:39
• 11
  Jordu

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  4:21
• 12
  Just the Thought of You

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  5:12
• 13
  Soul Sisters

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  5:43
• 14
  Moanin'

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  5:21
• 15
  Warm Blue Stream

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  5:07
• 16
  Biddy's Beat

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  4:26
• 17
  Cu-Blu

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  4:13
• 18
  S' Wonderful

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  4:00
• CD 3: Warming Up! / Interlude
• 1
  Warming Up

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  2:26
• 2
  Easy Like

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  2:32
• 3
  That's Where It Is

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  2:39
• 4
  Afterthoughts

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  2:46
• 5
  Easy Walker

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  2:39
• 6
  Lonesome Lover

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  2:21
• 7
  Don't Bug Me

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  2:31
• 8
  Coffee Break

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  2:59
• 9
  Ya Know What I Mean

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  2:59
• 10
  Native Dancer

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  2:23
• 11
  Uncle Fuzzy

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  2:30
• 12
  No Aftertaste

  Billy Taylor, Henry Grimes, Ray Mosca
  2:58
• 13
  You Tempt Me

  Billy Taylor, Doug Watkins, Ray Mosca
  3:58
• 14
  Did You Dream Too

  Billy Taylor, Doug Watkins, Ray Mosca
  5:10
• 15
  You're All That Matters

  Billy Taylor, Doug Watkins, Ray Mosca
  4:28
• 16
  Interlude

  Billy Taylor, Doug Watkins, Ray Mosca
  4:24
• 17
  You're Mine

  Billy Taylor, Doug Watkins, Ray Mosca
  5:21
• 18
  My Heart Sings

  Billy Taylor, Doug Watkins, Ray Mosca
  4:59
• 19
  I Sigh

  Billy Taylor, Doug Watkins, Ray Mosca
  4:04
• 20
  Here Today Gone Tomorrow Love

  Billy Taylor, Doug Watkins, Ray Mosca
  4:24
• 21
  All Alone

  Billy Taylor, Doug Watkins, Ray Mosca
  4:41
• CD 4: Kwamina / Impromptu
• 1
  Something Big
  3:40
• 2
  I'm Seeing Rainbows
  2:55
• 3
  Ordinary People
  4:23
• 4
  The Cocoa Bean Song
  3:14
• 5
  What's Wrong With Me
  2:56
• 6
  Nothing More to Look Forward To
  4:37
• 7
  Another Time, Another Place
  3:44
• 8
  Happy Is the Cricket
  4:27
• 9
  Sun Is Beginning to Crow
  3:11
• 10
  Capricious

  Billy Taylor, Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, Walter Perkins
  2:23
• 11
  Impromptu

  Billy Taylor, Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, Walter Perkins
  9:40
• 12
  Don't Go Down South

  Billy Taylor, Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, Walter Perkins
  3:51
• 13
  Muffle Guffle

  Billy Taylor, Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, Walter Perkins
  4:54
• 14
  Free & Oozy

  Billy Taylor, Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, Walter Perkins
  6:31
• 15
  Paraphrase

  Billy Taylor, Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, Walter Perkins
  4:56
• 16
  Empty Ballroom

  Billy Taylor, Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, Walter Perkins
  4:26
• 17
  At La Carousel

  Billy Taylor, Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, Walter Perkins
  6:16

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Dr. T 1993

Musicale Du Jour

Musicale Du Jour 2021

Love Songs

Love Songs 2013

Live at MCG

Live at MCG 2007

Taylor Made At The Kennedy Center

Taylor Made At The Kennedy Center 2005

The Chronological Classics: Billy Taylor 1952-1953

The Chronological Classics: Billy Taylor 1952-1953 2005

Release credits

• Albert “Tootie” Heath
  drums (drum set) [3-5, 9]
• Bill Slapin
  flute [3-5, 7, 9]
• Billy Taylor
  piano [1.1, 2.1-5, 2.7-9, 3.4-5, 3.10-12, 4.10-17]
• Bob Cranshaw
  double bass [10-17]
• Chino Pozo
  congas [1-5, 7-9]
• Dave Bailey
  drums (drum set) [1-2, 7-8]
• Earl May
  double bass [1]
• Frank Wess
  flute [1-2, 7-8]
• Henry Grimes
  double bass [4-5, 10-12]
• Herbie Mann
  flute [1-4, 7-9]
• Jerome Richardson
  flute [1-5, 8-9]
• Jerry Sanfino
  flute [3-5, 9]
• Orrin Keepnews
  producer [1-5, 7-9]
• Percy Brice
  drums (drum set) [1]
• Phil Bodner
  flute [1-2, 7-8]
• Ray Mosca
  drums (drum set) [4-5, 10-12]
• Red Clyde
  producer [4-5, 10-12]
• Seldon Powell
  flute [5]
• Tom Williams
  bass [1-5, 7-9]
• Walter Perkins
  drums (drum set) [10-17]
• Show all credits (20)

Issues

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  Eight Classic Albums 1955-1962

  4x CD
  2019