| The New Billy Taylor Trio | ||||
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | October 25 and December 16 & 17, 1957 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:53 | |||
| Label | ABC-Paramount S-226 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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The New Billy Taylor Trio is the album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor released in 1958 on the ABC-Paramount label. [1] [2]
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic stated "Half of the tracks consist of standards ...all played with the kind of lyricism and warm technique that Taylor has exhibited over the many decades following the making of this album. Even more compelling are the remaining songs, two of which are originals". [3]
All compositions by Billy Taylor except as indicated
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