Savoy session · in the studio
November 20, 1949
Billy Taylor Quintet
- This day's music is on 2 records: The Billy Taylor Trio/Quintet, Back To Back
In the room
Billy Taylor – piano
John Hardee – tenor sax- Milt Page – organ
John Simmons – bass
Shadow Wilson – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
Savoy numbered its masters by the tune, and kept the takes: the figure after the dash is which take of that master it is.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| SBT4450 | 1113 | Misty Morning Blues | MG 9035, MG 12008 |
| SBT4451 | 1114 | The Bug | MG 9035, MG 12008 |
| SBT4452 | 1115 | Prelude To A Kiss | MG 12008 |
| SBT4453 | 1116 | Take The "A" Train | MG 9035, MG 12008 |
4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MG 9035 · 1954The Billy Taylor Trio/QuintetBilly Taylor Trio
MG 12008 · 1955Back To BackErroll Garner, Billy TaylorTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 10 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 6139 | Piano Moods | Erroll Garner | 1950 | John Simmons, Shadow Wilson |
 | CL 6173 | Gems | Erroll Garner | 1951 | John Simmons, Shadow Wilson |
 | BLP 5002 | Genius Of Modern Music | Thelonious Monk | 1952 | John Simmons, Shadow Wilson |
 | MG 9013 | Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2 | Various Artists | 1952 | John Simmons, Shadow Wilson |
 | MG 15024 | The Tenor Sax Of Illinois Jacquet | Illinois Jacquet Band | 1953 | John Simmons, Shadow Wilson |
 | BLP 1509 | Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet | Milt Jackson | 1956 | John Simmons, Shadow Wilson |
 | BLP 1510 | Genius of Modern Music Volume 1 | Thelonious Monk | 1956 | John Simmons, Shadow Wilson |
 | PRLP 7037 | Fontainebleau | Tadd Dameron | 1956 | John Simmons, Shadow Wilson |
 | CL 1141 | Encores In Hi Fi | Erroll Garner | 1958 | John Simmons, Shadow Wilson |
 | LP 1277 | The Billy Taylor Touch | Billy Taylor Quartet | 1958 | Billy Taylor, Shadow Wilson |