Prestige session · in the studio
April 10, 1955
The Billy Taylor Trio
In the room
Billy Taylor – piano- Earl May – bass
- Percy Brice – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 723 | Early Bird | PRLP 7001 |
| 724 | A Bientot | PRLP 7001 |
| 725 | Memories Of Spring | PRLP 7001 |
| 726 | Ever So Easy | PRLP 7001 |
| 727 | Day Dreaming | PRLP 7001 |
| 728 | Radioactivity | PRLP 7001 |
| 729 | Purple Mood | PRLP 7001 |
| 730 | Long Tom | PRLP 7001 |
| 731 | It's A Grand Night For Swinging | PRLP 7001 |
| 732 | Blue Cloud | PRLP 7001 |
| 733 | Live It Up | PRLP 7001 |
| 734 | Daddy-O | PRLP 7001 |
12 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7051 | The Billy Taylor Trio With Candido | The Billy Taylor Trio And Featuring Candido | 1956 | Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice |
 | PRLP 7071 | Cross Section | Billy Taylor | 1957 | Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice |
 | PRLP 7093 | Billy Taylor Trio At Town Hall | The Billy Taylor Trio | 1957 | Billy Taylor, Earl May, Percy Brice |
2 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7015 | Billy Taylor Trio Vol. 1 | The Billy Taylor Trio | 1956 | Billy Taylor, Earl May |
 | PRLP 7016 | Billy Taylor Trio Vol. 2 | The Billy Taylor Trio | 1956 | Billy Taylor, Earl May |