Gene Taylor | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Birth name | Calvin Eugene Taylor |
Born | Toledo, Ohio, US | March 19, 1929
Origin | Detroit, Michigan |
Died | Sarasota, Florida | December 22, 2001 (age 72)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Double bass |
Calvin Eugene "Gene" Taylor (March 19, 1929 [1] – December 22, 2001 [2]), was an American jazz double bassist. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, and began his career in Detroit, Michigan. [2] Taylor worked with Horace Silver from 1958 until 1963. [1] [3] [4] He then joined Blue Mitchell's quintet, with whom he recorded and performed until 1965. [2] From 1966 until 1968, he toured and recorded with Nina Simone. [2] Simone recorded the song "Why? (The King of Love is Dead)", which Taylor wrote following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. [2] [5] [6] Taylor began teaching music in New York public schools. [2] Taylor worked with Judy Collins from 1968 until 1976, and made numerous television appearances accompanying Simone and Collins. [2] He died on December 22, 2001, in Sarasota, Florida, where he had been living since 1990.
Gene Taylor | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Birth name | Calvin Eugene Taylor |
Born | Toledo, Ohio, US | March 19, 1929
Origin | Detroit, Michigan |
Died | Sarasota, Florida | December 22, 2001 (age 72)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Double bass |
Calvin Eugene "Gene" Taylor (March 19, 1929 [1] – December 22, 2001 [2]), was an American jazz double bassist. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, and began his career in Detroit, Michigan. [2] Taylor worked with Horace Silver from 1958 until 1963. [1] [3] [4] He then joined Blue Mitchell's quintet, with whom he recorded and performed until 1965. [2] From 1966 until 1968, he toured and recorded with Nina Simone. [2] Simone recorded the song "Why? (The King of Love is Dead)", which Taylor wrote following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. [2] [5] [6] Taylor began teaching music in New York public schools. [2] Taylor worked with Judy Collins from 1968 until 1976, and made numerous television appearances accompanying Simone and Collins. [2] He died on December 22, 2001, in Sarasota, Florida, where he had been living since 1990.