Billy Taylor - DJ
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“I taught History of Jazz classes for almost fifty years in several major universities (UNC, UM, NMSU, UNC-C
and CPCC). My father played sax in a 1920’s Combo (The Boll Weevils in North Carolina).
The person who really got me interested in jazz was Pianist/DJ Billy Taylor- whose evening shows on WNEW kept me entranced through my high school years on Long Island.
His laid-back delivery and choice of jazz artists intrigued this young trumpet player, and I eventually led a
high school dance band (The Stardusters) that enabled me to bring improvisation into my repertoire.
I heard Billy Taylor live twice in NYC in the late 50s.m, and was blown away with his awesome ability. I was also influenced by pianist Marion McPartland who dj’d a weekend radio show, and mc’d a wonderful historic group of pianists at Lincoln Center in the 70s, including Eubie Blake through
Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, and Herbie Hitchcock.
I was very fortunate to have had easy access to both Taylor and McPartland
whose informed grasps of jazz history
laid the groundwork for the History of Jazz classes I brought to thousands of university students from 1968-2014. (I should also mention Mark Gridley, whose Jazz History texts I employed over the years.)
Dr. John Harding”
Man With a Horn via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/20/22
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