Peter Friedman

Haydn - Op.20/3 Svendsen - Violin Concerto in A major, Op.6

In some ways, Billy Taylor reminds me of Marian McPartland. Both nice solid jazz piano players, but lacking the musical depth I hear in a number of other pianists from that same time period. The earliest recordings I heard by McPartland left me a bit cold, but she, to my ears, got much deeper into the music over time. I felt a similar way about Taylor's early Prestige recordings, but found some of his later recordings much more interesting. Also both played an important role in informing people about jazz through radio and television.

Stern - Mozart Violin Concerto No.5, K.219, Adagio for Violin & Orch.,K.261 & Rondo for Violin & Orch.,K.373 Buchbinder - Beethoven Piano Sonatas No.21, Op.53 "Waldstein", & Op.54

I also was never much of a Billy Taylor fan. But over many years have discovered that Taylor surprised me by recording some albums that I have enjoyed quite a bit.

Mozart - Piano Concerto No.19, K.459 Beethoven - String Quartet No.12, Op.127

Haydn - Op.20/2 Mendelssohn - Op.13