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Billy Taylor, Sr.

Not to end up being confused using the famous pianist, this Billy Taylor (whose boy Billy Taylor, Jr. was also an excellent bassist) was best-known for his period with Duke Ellington’s Orchestra, straight preceding Jimmy Blanton. Taylor began playing tuba in 1919 and turned to bass by the first ’30s. …

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