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Billy Taylor Sr.

real name William Taylor Sr.

Billy Taylor Sr. is credited on 959 releases across 355 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2019 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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959

Credits

355

Albums

7

Decades active

64

In collections

Biography

B: April 3, 1906 in Washington D.C. (USA)
D: September 2, 1986 in Fairfax, Virginia (USA)
Jazz bass and tuba player from the 20s to the 70s, father of other jazz bassist
Billy Taylor Sr is unrelated to jazz pianist Billy Taylor.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

959 releases · 355 albums · active 1950–2019

  • Performance · 1,632
  • Other credits · 28

Studios: Savoy Ballroom · WOR Studios · Cotton Club · The Southland Cafe

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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