Billy Taylors Death

When my brother and I heard about this, he said he had just spoken to Seattle pianist Jessica Williams- Billy had called her up a few days ago to let her know how highly he thought of her, and to express gratitude for the CD of his music she recorded. She had been crying about it and said it was one of the most meaningful pieces of praise she had received in decades.
 
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When asked by an interviewer in 2007 how he would talk to a jazz newbie, Taylor said it depended on the "quality of the music."

"When it's well played, there's not a lot you have to say, because if you play it right, then people get that . But one of the things that we have not done is to put jazz in the position that it deserves in our society."

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Sad news indeed.

It seems we're losing more and more of these legends. We should make an effort to see them before they're gone.
 
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