Billy Taylor
Pianist Billy Taylor joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights of his recording career.
Jazz Library · BBC Radio 3
August 22, 200925m 24s
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Show Notes
Although he is not as well known in the UK as in America, where he is the best-known broadcaster on jazz, pianist Dr Billy Taylor is a hugely influential musical figure. He joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights of a recording career that includes work with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, backing the great saxophonist Ben Webster and leading a widely celebrated trio.