A Touch of Taylor

A Touch of Taylor
Studio album by
Billy Taylor
Released1955
RecordedApril 10, 1955
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
GenreJazz
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7001
Billy Taylor chronology
Billy Taylor Trio at Town Hall
(1954) 		A Touch of Taylor
(1955) 		Evergreens
(1956)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

A Touch of Taylor is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor recorded in 1955 for the Prestige label.[3] The album was one of the first 12-inch LPs released by the label.

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Taylor except as indicated

  1. "Ever So Easy" - 3:16
  2. "Radioactivity" - 3:45
  3. "A Bientot" - 4:19
  4. "Long Tom" - 2:48
  5. "Day Dreaming" - 3:08
  6. "Live It Up" - 2:50
  7. "Purple Mood" (Al Collins) - 2:46
  8. "Early Bird" - 3:00
  9. "Blue Cloud" - 3:37
  10. It's a Grand Night for Swinging" - 2:59
  11. "Memories of Spring" (Willis Conover) - 3:54
  12. "Daddy-O" - 3:13

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic Review accessed August 20, 2012
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 189. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed August 20, 2012