''The Bily Taylor Trio with Candido'' is an album by American jazz pianist

Billy Taylor Billy Taylor (July 24, 1921 – December 28, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the a ...

's trio with Cuban percussionist

Candido Camero Candido is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Candido Amantini (1914–1992), Italian Roman Catholic priest * Candido Camero, known simply as "Candido" (1921–2020), Cuban percussionist * Candido ...

featuring tracks recorded in 1954 for the

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Reception

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reviewer Stephen Cook stated: "A very nice program of Latin-tinged bop numbers".Cook, S
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Track listing

''All compositions by Billy Taylor, except where noted.'' # "Mambo Inn" (

Mario Bauzá Prudencio Mario Bauzá Cárdenas (April 28, 1911 – July 11, 1993) was an Afro-Cuban jazz, and jazz musician. He was among the first to introduce Cuban music to the United States by bringing Cuban musical styles to the New York City jazz scene ...

Edgar Sampson Edgar Melvin Sampson (October 31, 1907 – January 16, 1973), nicknamed "The Lamb", was an American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist. Born in New York City, he began playing violin aged six and picked up the saxophone in high ...

, Bobby Woodlen) – 4:51 # "Bit of Bedlam" – 5:14 # "Declivity" – 4:41 # " Love for Sale" (

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) – 7:46 # "A Live One" – 2:50 # "Different Bells" – 6:30

Personnel

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piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

* Earl May –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

*Charlie Smith –

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

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congas The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are stave (wood), staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (drum), quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), an ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Billy Taylor Trio with Candido, The 1955 collaborative albums Billy Taylor albums Candido Camero albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Albums produced by Bob Weinstock Prestige Records albums Albums recorded in a home studio