The Good News Is.....

According to Don Heckman in the LA Times, 81 year old Billy Taylor has recovered from his Jan 2002 stroke well enough to accept a Blue Note NYC gig. Billy was, and one hopes still is, a versatile pianist who mastered both the hard swinging Oscar Peterson style and the introspectiveness of the Bill Evans school.

Congratulations to one of the best and most deserving of jazzmen.

[Dennis Gonzalez]

What a man! And what he has done for jazz is amazing. So glad to hear he's gotten this far with his CVA!

Thanks for the news.

[cookie]

Oh, Fred! That is good news indeed! Thanks for passing it along. My best wishes to Dr. Taylor for his upcoming work!

[hornplayer]

Billy's week ended tonight. Regretfully, I didn't get there, but heard on the radio that it was "da bomb."