I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (album)

This article is about the album by Billy Taylor. For the song, see I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free.

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
Live album by Billy Taylor Trio
Released	1968
Recorded	1967 [1]
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:57
Label	Tower ST 5111
Producer	Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor chronology
Midnight Piano (1964) I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (1968) Sleeping Bee (1969)

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free is a live album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor, which was originally released on the Tower label in 1968. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, calling it "a good all-round showcase of Billy Taylor's playing". ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Pensativa" (Clare Fischer) - 8:11
2. "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" (Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas) - 4:25
3. "Morning" (Fischer) - 5:23
4. "T.N.T." (Ben Tucker, Grady Tate) - 4:27
5. "Hard to Find" (Leroy Vinnegar) - 4:08
6. "Lonesome Lover" (Teddy Castion) - 3:32
7. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 4:22
8. "Cag" (Taylor) - 4:22

Personnel

• Billy Taylor - piano
• Ben Tucker - bass
• Grady Tate - drums

References

1. Gunn, Alison (November 28, 2016). "The Life of a Song: 'I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free'". Financial Times. London. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
2. Tower Records discography. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
3. Yanow, Scott. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 27, 2015.