Artist: Sam (The Man) Taylor
Album: Blue Mist
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 1955/2021
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 34:19
Total Tracks: 12
Total Size: 597 MB
Tracklist:
1-1. Sam (The Man) Taylor – Harlem Nocturne (Remastered) (03:00)
1-2. Sam (The Man) Taylor – To A Wild Rose (Remastered) (02:47)
1-3. Sam (The Man) Taylor – September Song (Remastered) (03:00)
1-4. Sam (The Man) Taylor – Bluer Than Blue (Remastered) (02:50)
1-5. Sam (The Man) Taylor – The Very Thought Of You (Remastered) (02:48)
1-6. Sam (The Man) Taylor – Lonely Love Affair (Remastered) (02:44)
1-7. Sam (The Man) Taylor – Don’t Take Your Love From Me (Remastered) (03:00)
1-8. Sam (The Man) Taylor – Indian Summer (Remastered) (02:55)
1-9. Sam (The Man) Taylor – As Time Goes By (Remastered) (02:45)
1-10. Sam (The Man) Taylor – Someone To Watch Over Me (Remastered) (02:40)
1-11. Sam (The Man) Taylor – Blue Mist (Remastered) (02:45)
1-12. Sam (The Man) Taylor – Tara’s Theme (Remastered) (03:02)
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Samuel Leroy Taylor, Jr. (July 12, 1916 – October 5, 1990), known as Sam “The Man” Taylor, was an American jazz and blues tenor saxophonist.Taylor was born in Lexington, Tennessee, United States. He attended Alabama State University, where he played with the Bama State Collegians. He later worked with Scatman Crothers, Cootie Williams, Lucky Millinder, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Buddy Johnson, Louis Jordan and Big Joe Turner. Taylor was one of the most requested session saxophone players in New York recording studios in the 1950s. He also replaced Count Basie as the house bandleader on Alan Freed’s radio series, Camel Rock ‘n Roll Dance Party, on CBS.
Taylor played the saxophone solo on Turner’s “Shake, Rattle and Roll”. He also played on “Harlem Nocturne”; on “Money Honey”, recorded by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters in 1953; and on “Sh-Boom” by the Chords.
During the 1960s, he led a five-piece band, the Blues Chasers. In the 1970s, he frequently played and recorded in Japan.