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Billy Taylor
Homage
Album DE 1995 on GRP label
Jazz (Gypsy Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Contemporary Jazz, Free Improvisation)
The players for violin, viola and cello are from the "Turtle Island String Quartet". Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, NYC. Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC. "Homage" - Commissioned by the Madison Civic Centre of Madison, WI in celebration of their 10th anniversary. The work had its world premiere on March 9, 1990 at the Oscar Mayer Theatre in the Civic Centre. "Step Into My Dream" - Co-commissioned by the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Centre for the Performing Arts at the Pennsylvania State University, The Lied Center for the Performing Arts at The University of Nebraska, The University of Arizona at Tucson, The Washington Performing Arts Society, The John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, and the George Mason University Institute of the Arts. This work had its world premiere at the Krannert Center on March 25, 1994 in honour of its 25th anniversary.
Musicians
 | Billy Taylor p, 1921-2010 US piano, written by, arranged by, producer, album by |
 | Chip Jackson b, *1950 US bass |
 | Mark Summer vc, cello |
 | Steve Johns dr, *1960 US drums |
 | Jim Saporito perc, US percussion |
 | Danny Seidenberg vl, vn, US viola |
 | Darol Anger vn, man, *1953 US violin |
 | Tracy Silverman vn, US violin |
Producers
| Courtesy Estate Of Romare Bearden artwork by, cover |
| Dan Serrano artwork by, direction |
| Greg Calbi mastered by |
| Karl Roeder other, piano technician |
| Beatriz Schiller photography |
| Chuck Stewart photography |
| Frank Driggs photography |
| Institute Of Jazz Studies photography |
| Michael Abene producer |
| Robert Friedrich recorded by, assistant |
| Josiah Gluck recorded by, mixed by |
Composers
| Billy Taylor |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homage | Billy Taylor | ||
| 2 | Part I | Billy Taylor | 5:55 | |
| 3 | Part II | Billy Taylor | 12:13 | |
| 4 | Part III | Billy Taylor | 8:14 | |
| 5 | Step Into My Dream | Billy Taylor | ||
| 6 | Step Into My Dream | Billy Taylor | 6:11 | |
| 7 | Billy And Dave | Billy Taylor | 1:07 | |
| 8 | On This Lean, Mean Street | Billy Taylor | 3:47 | |
| 9 | Barbados Beauty | Billy Taylor | 2:02 | |
| 10 | Kim's Song | Billy Taylor | 4:49 | |
| 11 | Hope And Hostility | Billy Taylor | 2:45 | |
| 12 | Uncle Bob | Billy Taylor | 3:40 | |
| 13 | Two Shades Of Blue | Billy Taylor | 4:49 | |
| 14 | Dave And Billy | Billy Taylor | 1:07 | |
| 15 | Back To My Dream | Billy Taylor | 3:49 | |
| 16 | - | Billy Taylor | ||
| 17 | It Happens All The Time | Billy Taylor | 4:33 | |
| 18 | One For Fun | Billy Taylor | 2:47 |
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