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Billy Taylor with Four Flutes

1959 studio album by Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor with Four Flutes is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor featuring tracks recorded in 1959 for the Riverside label.[3]

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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with reviewer Scott Yanow calling it "essentially bop, but the unusual instrumentation gives the set its own personality. Enjoyable music that certainly stands out from the crowd".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Taylor except as indicated

  1. "The Song Is Ended" (Irving Berlin) - 3:54
  2. "Back Home" - 6:44
  3. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) - 2:28
  4. "Oh, Lady Be Good" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:40
  5. "No Parking" - 2:53
  6. "Koolbongo" (Mary Lou Williams) - 4:18
  7. "Blue Shutters" - 6:54
  8. "One for the Woofer" - 4:42
  9. "How About You?" (Ralph Freed, Burton Lane) - 4:54
  • Recorded in New York City on July 20 (tracks 1, 2 & 7-9) and July 24 (tracks 3-6), 1959.

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 21, 2012
  2. [2]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1379. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. [3]
    Riverside Records discography accessed August 21, 2012
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