Prestige session · in the studio
November 2, 1953
The Billy Taylor Trio
- This day's music is on 2 records: Billy Taylor Trio Vol. 2, Billy Taylor Trio Vol. 1
In the room
Billy Taylor – piano- Earl May – bass
- Charlie Smith – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 523 | Cool And Caressing | PRLP 7016 |
| 524 | Who Can I Turn To | PRLP 7016 |
| 525 | My One And Only Love | PRLP 7016 |
| 526 | Tenderly | PRLP 7016 |
| 527 | I've Got The World On A String | PRLP 7016 |
| 528 | Bird Watcher | PRLP 7016 |
| 529 | B.T.'s D'T.s (as B.T.'s DTs) | PRLP 7016 |
| 530 | Hey Lock (as Hey, Look!) | PRLP 7015 |
8 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PRLP 7016 · 1956Billy Taylor Trio Vol. 2The Billy Taylor Trio
PRLP 7015 · 1956Billy Taylor Trio Vol. 1The Billy Taylor TrioTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7071 | Cross Section | Billy Taylor | 1957 | Billy Taylor, Earl May, Charlie Smith |
2 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7001 | A Touch Of Taylor | The Billy Taylor Trio | 1955 | Billy Taylor, Earl May |
 | PRLP 7051 | The Billy Taylor Trio With Candido | The Billy Taylor Trio And Featuring Candido | 1956 | Billy Taylor, Earl May |
 | PRLP 7093 | Billy Taylor Trio At Town Hall | The Billy Taylor Trio | 1957 | Billy Taylor, Earl May |