Dedicamos este número de LMR al gran pianista que fue John Taylor que nos dejó esta semana. Repasamos parte de su trayectoria, cronológicamente desde sus pri meros trabajos en la Vanguardia Británica de finales de los 60 y principios de los 70 hasta nuestros días. Descanse en paz uno de los más profundos e intensos pianistas de la historia del jazz.

PLAYLIST LMR#363. Recuerdo a John Taylor

John Surman. How Many Clouds Can You See? 1970
Line Up:
Mike Osborne – alto saxophone
John Warren – baritone saxophone, flute
John Surman – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
Barre Phillips, Harry Miller – bass
Alan Jackson, Tony Oxley – drums
Alan Skidmore – tenor saxophone, flute
Chris Pyne, Malcolm Griffiths – trombone
Dave Holdsworth – trumpet
Harold Beckett – trumpet, flugelhorn
John Taylor – piano
George Smith – tuba

01. How Many Clouds Can You See? 04:24
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Jan Garbarek & Photo. Live in Kiel, Germany 1979
Line-Up:
Jan Garbarek: saxophones
Bill Connors: guitar
John Taylor: piano
Eberhard Weber: bass
Jon Christensen: drums

02. Going Places 06:38
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Kenny Wheeler. Double, Double You, 1983
Line-up:
Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, flugelhorn
Mike Brecker – tenor saxophone
John Taylor – piano
Dave Holland – bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums

03. W.W. 07:51
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Kenny Wheeler Quintet. The Widow In The Window, 1990
Line-up:
Kenny Wheeler — trumpet, flugelhorn
John Abercrombie — guitar
John Taylor — piano
Dave Holland — bass
Peter Erskine — drums

04. Aspire 12:28
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John Surman Quartet. Stranger Than Fiction, 1993
Line-Up:
John Surman — soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, alto clarinet, bass clarinet
John Taylor — piano
Chris Laurence — bass
John Marshall — drums

05. Tess 06:44
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Peter Erskine, John Taylor & Palle Danielsson. Time Being, 1993
Line-Up:
Peter Erskine — drums
John Taylor — piano
Palle Danielsson — bass

06. If Only I Had Known 06:05
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Azimuth. How It Was Then…Never Again, 1994
Line-Up:
John Taylor – piano
Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, flugelhorn
Norma Winstone – vocals

07. How It Was Then 07:45
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Peter Erskine, Palle Danielsson & John Taylor. Juni, 1999
Line-Up:
Peter Erskine — drums
John Taylor — piano
Palle Danielsson — bass

08. The Ant & The Elk 07:08
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Kenny Wheeler. Moon, 2001
Line-Up:
Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn
John Taylor – piano
Gabriele Mirabassi – clarinet

09. Ambleside 06:03
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John Taylor Trio. Rosslyn, 2003
Line-Up:
John Taylor, piano
Marc Johnson, bass
Joey Baron, drums

10. The Bowl Song 06:17
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John Taylor, Martin France & Palle Danielsson. Angel Of The Presence, 2006
Line-Up:
Double Bass – Palle Danielsson
Drums – Martin France
Piano – John Taylor

11. Intro To No Particular Song 06:02
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Mark Feldman. What Exit, 2006
Line-Up:
Mark Feldman — violin
John Taylor — piano
Anders Jormin — bass
Tom Rainey — drums

12. Father Demo Square 06:01
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John Taylor. Phases, 2009
Line-Up:
John Taylor, piano

13. Autumn 04:10
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John Taylor & Charlie Haden. Live in Cully, 2010
Line-Up:
Charlie Haden – bass
John Taylor – piano

14. How deep is the ocean 09:20
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Marilyn Mazur. Celestial Circle, 2011
Line-Up:
John Taylor: piano
Josefine Cronholm: voice
Anders Jormin: double bass
Marilyn Mazur: drums, percussion, voice.

15. Antilope Arabesque 06:44
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John Taylor. Giulia’s Thursdays, 2012
Line-Up:
John Taylor: piano
Palle Danielsson: double bass
Martin France: drums.

16. Canto D’amore 04:50
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John Taylor. In Two Minds, 2014
Line-Up:
John Taylor, piano

17. Coniston 05:37

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