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Billy Taylor

United States · 1921-07-24 – 2010-12-28

Billy Taylor is credited on 1,559 releases across 427 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,559

Credits

427

Albums

8

Decades active

162

In collections

Biography

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American bop/hard bop pianist, educator, composer and band leader. Born: July 24, 1921 in Greenville, North Carolina - Died: December 28, 2010 in New York City, New York. He started his career in 1944.
Do NOT confuse with the swing bassist/composer Billy Taylor Sr. ("Finesse"); both played with Don Byas, Cozy Cole etc. The two are not related.

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Credited work

1,559 releases · 427 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 1,934
  • Other credits · 238
  • Production · 22
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: Birdland · RCA's Studio B · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Café Bohemia

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