Billy Taylor

Jazz

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Top Songs By Billy Taylor

Listen to That's for Sure by Billy Taylor, see lyrics, music video & more!

That's for SureBilly Taylor

Wouldn't It Be Loverly (Radio Mix)Billy Taylor

Listen to His Name Was Martin by Billy Taylor, see lyrics, music video & more!

His Name Was MartinBilly Taylor

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (Music Keeps Us Young)Billy Taylor

Listen to You Make Me Feel So Young by Billy Taylor, see lyrics, music video & more!

You Make Me Feel So YoungBilly Taylor

Listen to Blue Moon by Billy Taylor, see lyrics, music video & more!

Blue MoonBilly Taylor

Up Jumped Spring (Radio Mix)Billy Taylor

Listen to The Very Thought of You by Billy Taylor, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Very Thought of YouBilly Taylor

Listen to Can You Tell By Looking At Me by Billy Taylor, see lyrics, music video & more!

Can You Tell By Looking At MeBilly Taylor

Listen to Solace by Billy Taylor, see lyrics, music video & more!

SolaceBilly Taylor

Latest Release

ALBUMMy Heart Stood Still (Piano Solo - Jazz Secrets) [Short Cuts - breakdown] - EPArkadia Short Cuts, Arkadia Jazz All-Stars & Billy Taylor

More albums from Billy Taylor

ALBUMTaylor MadeBilly Taylor

Listen to At The London House by Billy Taylor

ALBUMAt The London HouseBilly Taylor

Listen to Ten Fingers, One Voice by Billy Taylor

ALBUMTen Fingers, One VoiceBilly Taylor

ALBUMHomageBilly Taylor

Listen to It's a Matter of Pride by Billy Taylor

ALBUMIt's a Matter of PrideBilly Taylor

Listen to We Meet Again by Billy Taylor & Ramsey Lewis

ALBUMWe Meet AgainBilly Taylor & Ramsey Lewis

ALBUMOK Billy!Billy Taylor

Listen to Up Tempo Taylor! by Billy Taylor

ALBUMUp Tempo Taylor!Billy Taylor

Listen to I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free by Billy Taylor

ALBUMI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be FreeBilly Taylor

ALBUMImpromptuBilly Taylor

Listen to Billy Taylor With Four Flutes (feat. Frank Wess, Herbie Mann & Jerome Richardson) by Billy Taylor

ALBUMBilly Taylor With Four Flutes (feat. Frank Wess, Herbie Mann & Jerome Richardson)Billy Taylor

ALBUMOne for FunBilly Taylor

Listen to The Billy Taylor Touch by Billy Taylor

ALBUMThe Billy Taylor TouchBilly Taylor

Listen to Accent on Trumpet by Ernie Royal, Billy Taylor, Oscar Pettiford, James Moody & Keny Clarke

ALBUMAccent on TrumpetErnie Royal, Billy Taylor, Oscar Pettiford, James Moody & Keny Clarke

Listen to Separate Keyboards by Erroll Garner & Billy Taylor

ALBUMSeparate KeyboardsErroll Garner & Billy Taylor

ALBUMCross SectionBilly Taylor

About Billy Taylor

Hometown

Greenville, NC, United States

Born

1921

Genre

Jazz

Pianist Billy Taylor has become best known as one of the most experienced and respected figures in jazz education in America. He was musical director of the first jazz series produced by the National Education TV network, co-founded NYC's Jazzmobile programs, and in the early '70s served as musical director of the David Frost Show. He has hosted and produced programs for NPR, and has been a longtime arts correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning. His talents as a stylistically versatile piano player, first presented in a series of trio recordings in the 1950s, began to be more amply displayed again on record in the '80s and '90s.

Billy Taylor has also released music as a member of The Billy Taylor Trio, Freddy Johnson And His Orchestra, Oscar Pettiford Quartet, and Walter Thomas Orchestra.