The New Billy Taylor Trio Explained

The New Billy Taylor Trio
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Billy Taylor
Cover:	The New Billy Taylor Trio.jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	October 25 and December 16 & 17, 1957 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	41:53
Label:	ABC-Paramount S-226
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Chronology:	Billy Taylor
Prev Title:	The Billy Taylor Touch
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	One for Fun
Next Year:	1959

The New Billy Taylor Trio is the album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor released in 1958 on the ABC-Paramount label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Allmusic stated "Half of the tracks consist of standards ...all played with the kind of lyricism and warm technique that Taylor has exhibited over the many decades following the making of this album. Even more compelling are the remaining songs, two of which are originals".

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Taylor except as indicated

1. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:55
2. "Sounds in the Night" - 6:32
3. "The More I See You" (Warren, Gordon) - 4:17
4. "Will You Still Be Mine" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 4:05
5. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 6:27
6. "There's a Small Hotel" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:09
7. "I Never Get Enough of You" (Bob Haymes) - 4:30
8. "Titoro" - 6:58

The CD, titled simply Billy Taylor Trio, with the same cover art contains 4 extra tunes from the same sessions, that produced the LP.

Personnel

• Billy Taylor - piano
• Earl May - bass
• Ed Thigpen - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Billy-Taylor-Trio-The-New-Billy-Taylor-Trio/release/5706903 Discogs album entry
2. Taylor, B. & Reed, T., The Jazz Life of Dr. Billy Taylor, Indian University Press, 2013, p. 206