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American jazz and blues saxophonist
Samuel Leroy Taylor, Jr. (July 12, 1916 – October 5, 1990),
[1] known as Sam "The Man" Taylor, was an American
jazz,
rhythm and blues, and
blues
tenor saxophonist.
[2]
Taylor was born in
Lexington, Tennessee, United States.
[3] 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.
[2] Taylor was one of the most requested
session saxophone players in
New York
recording studios in the 1950s.
[2] 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.
[2]
Taylor died in 1990 in
Crawford Long Hospital, in
Atlanta,
Georgia, at the age of 74.
Discography
- Blue Mist (
MGM), 1955
- Music with the Big Beat (MGM), 1956
- Out Of This World (MGM), 1956
- Rockin' Sax and Rollin' Organ, with
Dick Hyman (MGM), 1957
- Jazz for Commuters (
MetroJazz), 1958
- More Blue Mist (MGM), 1959
- Mist of the Orient (MGM) E4066, 1962
- In Japan (MGM) SMM-1019
- The Bad and the Beautiful (Moodsville), 1962
- Misty Mood (
Decca), 1962
- It's a Blue World (Decca), 1963
- Watermelon Man, with
Frank Hunter and the Huntsmen (
Epic), 1963
- Somewhere in the Night (Decca), 1964
- A Musical Portrait of Ray Charles, with Leroy Holmes and his Orchestra (MGM)
- Love You Tokyo (
Crown), GW-7001 C.M.P. Nov. 1967
- Ima Wa Shiawasekai (Crown) GW-7002 C.M.P. Dec. 1968
- Hana to Namida (Crown) GW-7005 Dec. 1969
- Koga Melodies: Best Collection (
Pony Canyon), c. 1970
- Eternal Standard (Pony Canyon), c. 1971
- Bokyo Shiretokoryojo (Crown) GW-7015 C.M.P. Nov. 1971
- Hit Melodies From Shi Retoko to Nagasaki (Crown) GW-7055 C.M.P., July 1973
- Onna No Sadame (Crown), GW-7070 C.M.P., Nov. 1974
- The Blue Mood of Sam Taylor (MCA) MCA-9050-511974
- Song of Street (Crown), GW-20051-52, 1975
- Mood Tenor Sax, with Yokouchi Shoji, Kosugi Jinsan Three (Crown), GW-20139-40, 1975
- Sam (The Man) Taylor Vol. 1 (Crown), GW-20239-40, 1978
- Standard Best Collection Vols. I & II (Japan), 1999
- Bluesy Sam Taylor (Polydor), SMP-2004
- Blue Light Yokohama (Polydor), SMP-2043
As sideman
With
The Chords
With
Ruth Brown
With
Freddy Cole
With
Al Hibbler
With
Langston Hughes
With
Quincy Jones
See also
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