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Remembering
Billy Taylor
(AP) — Billy Taylor, an ac­
claim ed jazz pianist and com poser
who becam e one of the genre's
m ost ardent advocates through
radio, television and the landmark
Jazzm obile arts venture, is being
rem em bered after his death at age
89.
T aylor died Dec. 28 of a heart
attack in M anhattan, said his wife,
Theodora Taylor. "He enjoyed his
life," she said. "M usic was his
love."
Though he had a noteworthy
career as a musician and composer
that spanned decades, and played
with luminaries such as Charlie
Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles
Davis, Billy Taylor was probably
best known as a tireless jazz booster,
educator and broadcaster.
Dr. Taylor, as he preferred to be
called, was the first black to lead
a television studio orchestra in
the 1950s. He h e lp e d fo u n d
Jazzm obile in the 1960s — which
began as m obile, outdoor co n ­
certs on a parade float to bring
free music to inner city neighbor­
hoods. He was host of a popular
jazz show on National Public Ra­
dio from 1977 to 1982.
And, in what he later called one
of his more significant accomplish­
ments, he profiled m usicians for
CBS' Sunday M orning show —
winning an Emmy Award in 1983
for a piece on Q uincy Jones.
For Taylor, jazz was a central
m usical form for telling the story
of America.
"If you really listen to that,
study that, everything you need
to know about A m erica is right
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& FREMONT
Billy Taylor
there, and it's up to us who've
experienced much of that to be
able to share that," he continued.
William Taylor was bom July 24,
192 l,inGreenville,N.C.,buthe grew
up mostly in Washington, D.C. Af­
ter graduating from Virginia State
College, where he studied sociol­
ogy and music in the 1940s, he
moved to New York City to forge a
career as a jazz pianist.
He lucked out, landing a gig
playing with Ben W ebster, Big
Sid Catlett and Charlie Drayton
opposite the Art Tatum Trio, he
told an interview er in 1994.
His went on to lead the Billy
Taylor Trio, and composed dozens
of pieces for ensembles as well as
more than 300 songs, including the
popular "I Wish I Knew How It
Would Feel to Be Free."
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