David Taylor

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Wynton Marsalas

David Taylor posted an article on - Dec 8, 2009, 10:18 pm
Wynton’s new holiday jazz recording.
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Still More Jazz Gifts

David Taylor posted an article on - Dec 8, 2009, 3:32 am
Jazz Icons a series of DVD’s from studio and concert performances of some of the greatest in jazz history. Beautifully transfered from the original masters, featuring video in many cases have n...
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Blip.FM

David Taylor posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 10:25 am
Check out this new site where you can be the DJ. Blip.fm
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Ramsey Lewis

David Taylor posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 9:46 am
Ramsey Lewis  (born May 27, 1935) is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. He has been referred to as “the great performer”, a title reflecting his performance style ...
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Bluebird

David Taylor posted an article on - Dec 5, 2009, 9:49 am
Hank Jones Trio’s 1956 Savoy album “Bluebird” is a joy!!! Discontinued as an album but still available as an MP3 download. The sound reproduction is good and clear and his special gu...
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Christmas Jazz Videos

David Taylor posted an article on - Dec 4, 2009, 8:49 am
Mike Jeffers Trio Christmas goes Avant Garde And Oscar Peterson’s O’Christmas Tree
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Hank Jones

David Taylor posted an article on - Dec 3, 2009, 12:54 am
Here’s a couple of “FINDS” that I think you will enjoy. The video is classic!! Let me also add a “plug” for emusic.com, I use this site for alot of  purchases and just d...
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More Jazz Gifts

David Taylor posted an article on - Dec 1, 2009, 10:17 pm
THREE WISHES   THREE WISHES   An unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at jazz legends  In the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, Pannonica de Koenigswarter, known as Nica, was a constant and benevolent pres...
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Jazz Gifts

David Taylor posted an article on - Dec 1, 2009, 7:42 am
James X. Young ’s Jazz Loft. A look into the private jam session of the 50’s, jamming at the loft. Two CD set featuring Zoot Sims, Don Ellis, Dave McKenna, Steve Swallow, Mose Allison, P...
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Mosaic Music Offerings

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 30, 2009, 3:40 am
Some early Oscar Peterson here is very good. The music that made him a star!! The complete Django Reinhardt HMV sessions. Stanley Turrentine’s Blue Note Quartet and Sextet sessions. Mosaic Re...
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Jazz Tributes

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 29, 2009, 7:14 am
Art Blakey…The classic Hard Bop group. Art Farmer…a great trumpet man. Dexter Gorden tenor player.  
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Keith Jarrett Testament

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 27, 2009, 10:11 pm
Testament Live from London and Paris Emotional improvisations Abstract and lyrical weavings An inner window of sound Highly regarded poetical compositions Rivals his famed “Kolin concert”...
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Jazz Loft Videos

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 27, 2009, 9:14 am
An interview with Sam Stephenson author of the book: The Jazz Loft Project. The Jazz Loft Project oral history with bassist Bill Crow. Dan Partridge, The Jazz Loft Research Associate. WNYC The Jazz...
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Jazz and Photography from the Loft!!

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 26, 2009, 8:00 am
W. Eugene Smith has been one of my favorite photographers for as long as I can remember. I find very interesting that in 1957 he left his very successful job at Life magazine and rented out a loft ap...
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Village Vanguard 1961

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 10:08 pm
Sunday, June 25th 1961 Village Vanguard in New York An afternoon and evening gig Bill Evans Trio Scott LaFaro bass, Paul Motian drums Incredible collaborations Revolutionizing the Trio format S...
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Bill Evans

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 10:06 pm
His music was profound Creating a new interplay between instruments His right hand play became another voice The piano trio would never be the same after his passing He never created a disappointi...
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Chick Webb

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 5:20 pm
Chick Webb was a jazz drummer with an incredible swinging band and spirit. At birth Webb battled congenital tuberculosis of the spine in order to become one of the most competitive drummers and bandl...
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Jazz Articles

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 10:35 pm
Several important jazz articles on the web with their links.  Soupy Sales and his jazz gigs , NY Times “Bird Lives” article and Historic Newport Jazz Festival recordings now on-line. ...
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Grant Green's Iron City

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 8:54 am
Grant Green  Iron City  Grant Green is the great unsung hero of jazz guitar. In 1967 Green recorded this fine album Iron City which seemed to suggest that the guitarist was set to rise to the top ...
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London Jazz Festival

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 5:37 pm
London Jazz Festival can be heard on BBC Radio 3  
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The Great Jazz Trio

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 10:33 pm
Hank Jones (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Tony Williams (drums). were the original Great Jazz Trio. In the spring of 1975, The Great Jazz Trio performed together for the first time at the Village Van...
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Jazz Videos Found!!!

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 10:04 pm
Here’s a collection of inspiring and energetic videos to kick off the day. Herbie Hancock’s Cantelope Island. Kenny Barron’s Trio @ Jazz Baltica 2007 ‘Who Will Comfort Me...
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Ellis Marsalis

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 6:31 am
Ellis Marsalis (born November 14, 1934) is an American musician. He can usually be seen performing on Fridays at Snug Harbor jazz bistro in New Orleans.  As a leading educator at the New Orleans Cen...
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SubesMusic

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 10:23 pm
Subes is Greg, Aram Wilmot and Pieter Ubbels a Dutch producing team of two DJ’s and one Musician. These three people are responsible for writing, arranging and producing Subes Music. Together w...
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Antonio Carlos Jobim

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 10:59 pm
Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (January 25, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro – December 8, 1994 in New York), also known as Tom Jobim, was a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian songwriter, composer, a...
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Joao Gilberto

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 5:48 am
João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is credited with having created the boss...
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Astrud Gilberto

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 10:27 pm
Astrud Gilberto (born March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian singer best known for her samba and bossa nova music, most famously as the vocalist on the Grammy Award-winning song “The Girl from Ipanema&#...
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Mack The Knife

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 10:06 pm
“Mack the Knife” or “The Ballad of Mack the Knife”, originally “Die Moritat von Mackie Messer”, is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for t...
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Ella & Louis

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 10:11 am
Ella and Louis is a 1956 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and the Oscar Peterson Quartet. Norman Granz, the founder of the Verve label, selected eleven ballads for Fitzgerald and Arm...
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Billie Holiday

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 10:58 pm
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day  by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday wa...
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Chet Baker

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 6:23 am
I ran across a couple of really good videos of Chet Baker & Paul Desmond  and Chet again in solo. Some really good video and sound here. Chet really had great tonality to his trumpet which can be hea...
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Lost Bop Pianist…Found!!!

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 6:29 am
Joe Albany… I used to play with Charlie Parker.  Pioneer Bop pianist, Joseph Albani (Known as “Joe Albany”) (January 24, 1924 – January 12, 1988) It is remarked on his being amo...
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The Quintet

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 11:18 pm
May 15, 1953 Legendary jazz concert; jazz immortals Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus and Max Roach play together for the only time in their lives. It was the only time that...
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Clifford Brown and the Ladys

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 9:15 am
The one observation about the fantastic talent and legacy of Clifford Brown is that everyone wanted to record with him. Here are two ladies who did. This is an absolute essential album for any seriou...
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Jazz Lab

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 7:12 am
The first in a 3 disc set that represent the complete recordings from this Quintet. These 1957 recordings are pure classic jazz, long tracks give each soloist ample time to really perform. This combo...
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Piano Jazz

David Taylor posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 8:02 am
All things Piano Jazz, An interesting listing of whats on the web concerning Jazz Piano. JAZZ PIANO ON JAZZ RADIO,  JAZZ PIANO BOOKS,  JAZZ PIANO WORLD FAMOUS JAZZ PIANIST,  NPR’S PIANO JAZ...
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Halloween Jazz

David Taylor posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 9:46 am
Thankyou  Vince Guaraldi, what would Halloween be without your music?  With Pumpkin Waltz, a feature track of ” It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” TV cartoon that everyone gr...
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Some Other Time

David Taylor posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 9:42 pm
The Classic takes from one of the most beautiful jazz standards of all time.
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Nat & Oscar… What A Hit!!!

David Taylor posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 8:08 am
Here they are, two giants together making great music. It doesn’t get any better than this. Shortly after Nat King Cole’s death Oscar Peterson recorded the tribute album With ...
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Jazz In Miami

David Taylor posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 8:52 am
What is going on in one of the most beautiful cities in the United States? Could it be a revival of classic Jazz? Following are just a sampling of the “jazz going’s on” that can be f...
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Wynton Marsalis… Happy Birthday!!!

David Taylor posted an article on - Oct 18, 2009, 8:41 am
Wynton Marsalis                 Fan Site Discography My Hero Project  
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Roy Hargrove…Happy Birthday!!!

David Taylor posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 12:35 pm
Check out his new album Emergence!! His dream of creating a Big band is coming true with some impressive results. Roy Hargrove   Thanks For Keeping Jazz Alive!!!
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Al Haig… Piano Player

David Taylor posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 8:19 am
Alan Warren Haig (19 July 1924–16 November 1982) was an American jazz pianist, best known as one of the pioneers of bebop. Haig was born in Newark, New Jersey. He started playing with Dizzy Gillesp...
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The Jam Session

David Taylor posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 6:30 pm
Jam session Also “jamming.” The most informal of jazz arrangements, and one which depends solely on the shared knowledge of the players. It was once a common practice among jazz musicians...
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Curtis Counce Group

David Taylor posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 11:58 pm
Curtis Counce (January 23, 1926 – July 31, 1963) was an American hard bop and West Coast jazz double bassist. The fruit of his 1956 Contemporary Records studio collaboration (as leader) with tenor g...
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Lee Konitz

David Taylor posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 5:54 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Lee Konitz (born October 13, 1927) is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois. Generally considered one of the driving forces of Cool Jazz, Konitz ...
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Ray Brown

David Taylor posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 2:00 pm
Ray Brown The huge and comfortable sound of Ray Brown’s bass was a welcome feature on op-oriented sessions for over a half-century. He played locally in his native Pittsburgh in his early days....
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Checkmate

David Taylor posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 10:09 pm
Checkmate In 1961, jazz pianist Johnny Williams was working on becoming the famous soundtrack composer we all know as John Williams, and one of the jobs he took on was the composition of thematic mus...
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Curtis Fuller

David Taylor posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 8:03 am
Curtis DuBois Fuller (born in Detroit, December 15, 1934) is a United States hard bop trombonist, primarily known as a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Alfred Lion of Blue Note Records f...
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Bud Powell

David Taylor posted an article on - Sep 27, 2009, 8:11 am
Earl Rudolph “Bud” Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966 in New York City) was an American Jazz pianist. Powell has been described as one of “the two most significant pianists...
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About Me

The one thing I like after the days end is near, is Jazz. Listening, Collecting, Researching, Reading the History of. This music inspires me. Fills me up with energy to keep going. From a very early age, when I would hear this sound I understood it.

I collect many artist within the genre but my favorites are as follows:

Bill Evans, Martial Solal, Keith Jarrett, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Roy Hargrove, Ray Brown, Miles Davis.

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