Art Taylor

Arthur S. Taylor, Jr. (April 6, 1929 – February 6, 1995) was an American jazz drummer of the hard bop school.

After playing in the bands of Howard McGhee, Coleman Hawkins, Buddy DeFranco, Bud Powell, and George Wallington from 1948 to 1957, he formed his own group, the Wailers. Between 1957 and 1963 he toured with Donald Byrd, recorded with Miles Davis and John Coltrane, and performed with Thelonious Monk; he also was a member of the original Kenny Dorham Quartet of 1957. In 1963 he moved to Europe, where he lived mainly in France and Belgium for 20 years, playing with local groups and with touring American musicians. He continued freelancing after returning to the United States, and in 1993 organized a second band called the Wailers.

He is the author of Notes and Tones, a book based on his interviews with other musicians.

Discography

As leader

• Taylor's Wailers, 1956, Prestige
• Taylor's Tenors, 1959, Prestige
• A.T.'s Delight, 1960, Blue Note
• Mr. A.T., 1991, Enja
• Wailin' At The Vanguard, 1992, Verve

As sideman

With Dorothy Ashby

• In a Minor Groove (1958)

With Donald Byrd

• Off to the Races (1958)
• Byrd in Hand (1959)

With Paul Chambers

• Bass on Top (1957)

With Sonny Clark

• Sonny's Crib (1957)

With Pepper Adams, et al.

• Baritones and French Horns (1957)

With John Coltrane

• Wheelin' & Dealin' (1957)
• Trane's Blues (1957)
• The Dealers (1957)
• Interplay (1957)
• Black Pearls (1958)
• Lush Life (1958)
• The Believer (1958)
• Settin' the Pace (1958)
• The Last Trane (1958)
• Jazz Way Out (1958)
• Soultrane (1958)
• Giant Steps (1959)
• Bahia (1964)
• Alternate Takes (1975)

With Continuum

• Mad About Tadd (1980, Palo Alto Records)

With Miles Davis

• Miles Ahead (1957)

With Walter Davis Jr.

• Davis Cup (1959)

With Kenny Dorham

• Show Boat (1960)

With Red Garland

• A Garland Of Red (1956)
• The P.C. Blues (1956)
• All Morning Long (1957)
• Groovy (1957)
• High Pressure (1957)
• Soul Junction (1957)

With Dexter Gordon

• One Flight Up (1964)

With Bennie Green

• Hornful of Soul (1960)

With Milt Jackson

• Bags & Flutes (Atlantic, 1957)

With Clifford Jordan

• Cliff Jordan (1957)

With Duke Jordan

• Flight to Jordan (1960)

With Jackie McLean

• Swing, Swang, Swingin' (1959)
• Capuchin Swing (1960)

With Lee Morgan

• Introducing Lee Morgan (1956)
• City Lights (1957)
• Candy (1957)

With Dizzy Reece

• Blues in Trinity (1958)

With Louis Smith

• Here Comes Louis Smith (1958)

With Stanley Turrentine

• ZT's Blues (1961)

With Mal Waldron

• Mal-2 (1957)

With Kai Winding & J. J. Johnson

• The Great Kai & J. J. (Impulse!, 1960)