Eight Classic Albums: 1955-1962

A first rate Jazz musician and composer, Billy Taylor wrote over 300 songs and appeared on hundreds of albums across a six-decade career, establishing the great man as one of the most respected names from the genre's classic era. A versatile pianist who performed in numerous styles and a consummate band leader who led some of the finest trios and big bands of the late 1950s and early 1960s, Taylor equally found success in television, education and as an articulate spokesman for 'America's Classical Music', as Taylor himself dubbed Jazz Music. This 4CD boxset features music from the golden era of this superb musician and composer's long musical career, comprising as it does eight original albums first released between the mid-1950s and the early-1960s, all of which have been digitally remastered to provide the finest reproductions available. Serving as an ideal introduction to Taylor's music as well as a first class collection of his best work, this set will delight all those who take the time to listen.