Billy Taylor - Ten Fingers, One Voice (2021)
BAND/ARTIST: Billy Taylor
- Title: Ten Fingers, One Voice
- Year Of Release: 1998 / 2021
- Label: Arkadia Records
- Genre: Jazz, Swing
- Quality: FLAC (tracks)
- Total Time: 52:53
- Total Size: 201 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
01. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
02. In a Sentimental Mood
03. Joy Spring
04. Laura
05. Easy Like
06. Night and Day
07. Can You Tell By Looking at Me?
08. Early Bird
09. Tea for Two
10. Solo
11. My Heart Stood Still
01. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
02. In a Sentimental Mood
03. Joy Spring
04. Laura
05. Easy Like
06. Night and Day
07. Can You Tell By Looking at Me?
08. Early Bird
09. Tea for Two
10. Solo
11. My Heart Stood Still
This is delightful, unrestrained solo piano from one of the foremost jazz performers and educators of our time. For years Taylor recorded with trios, but here he goes it alone and treats the listener to another, more carefree realm of his playing. He covers eight jazz standards and does three originals, including the ballad "Can You Tell by Looking at Me?" and his tribute to Charlie Parker, "Early Bird." "Tea for Two" is probably the most widely recognized cover, but Taylor's treatment of it is far removed from its traditional arrangement. Teddi Castion's "Easy Like" is especially playful and features some great stride work, and Taylor takes Cole Porter's "Night and Day" into places no pianist has gone before. Taylor was 75 years old during this recording, and one would think that at that age perhaps the fingers aren't as nimble as they used to be. He definitely proves that wrong on Clifford Brown's "Joy Spring" (where he changes keys not once but twice!). If you listen closely to this disc while wearing headphones, you can hear Taylor softly vocalizing occasionally -- an interesting glimpse into what's going on between his ears as the music flows out of him. ~ Ann Wickstrom
Year 2021 | Jazz | FLAC / APE
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