Sam "The Man" Taylor - Jazz For Commuters and Salute To The Saxes (1958)
2 Albums on 1 CD, Expanded Remastered 2008
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 464 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 211 Mb | Scans included
Jazz, Swing, Jump Blues, Jazz Blues | Label: Fresh Sound | # FSRCD 533 | 01:07:20
2 Albums on 1 CD, Expanded Remastered 2008
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 464 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 211 Mb | Scans included
Jazz, Swing, Jump Blues, Jazz Blues | Label: Fresh Sound | # FSRCD 533 | 01:07:20
Sam The Man Taylor is a saxophonist as adept at swinging jazz as he is at the blues and R&B for which he is most famous. With his unending drive and energy, he stood out in the bands he was in, including those of Cootie Williams, Cab Calloway and others. During the 50s he spent much of his time playing R&B sessions, but he also performed and recorded often with his own combo and, ten years later, he achieved wide recognition in Japan thanks to his ballads. This CD, however, resents an exultant Taylor, deeply rooted in the most genuine jazz, during a swinging 1958 session with great jazzmen like Charlie Shavers, Georgie Auld, Budd Johnson and Hank Jones. As a bonus, there is an example of his more rocking side, fronting a group that exudes Taylors typically soulful essence.