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Biography
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Billy Taylor
Real name: William Edward Taylor, Jr.
Effective period / Period of releases: 1951 - 2000
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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