A Tribute To Billy Taylor: Live In Concert

Not long after he distinguished himself as a jazz pianist, the late great Billy Taylor became a broadcaster, educator and general ambassador for the art form he loved. After he died in late 2010, the Kennedy Center — where Taylor served as artistic advisor for jazz — gathered many of the musicians who had been touched by his legacy and mentorship. Naturally, it was an all-star cast. Pianists Geri Allen, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Cyrus Chestnut, Danilo Pérez and Christian Sands join other special guests — including Taylor's former bandmates — in a tribute performance from Washington, D.C., excerpted here for Toast of the Nation

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Set List

Recorded Nov. 11, 2011.

• "One For The Woofer"
• "I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart"
• "Titoro"
• "Kim's Song"
• "Theodora"
• "Can You Tell By Looking At Me"
• "Back Home"
• "A Bientot"
• "A Grand Night For Swinging"

Personnel

• Geri Allen, piano/musical direcot
• Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano
• Cyrus Chestnut, piano
• Danilo Pérez, piano
• Christian Sands, piano
• Terence Blanchard, trumpet
• Chip Jackson, bass
• Winard Harper, drums

Credits

• Duke Markos, recording engineer
• Big Mo Recording, recording engineer
• Mark Schramm, onsite producer