Gene Taylor

American musician (1929–2001)

Born: 19 March 1929
Toledo
Died: 22 December 2001
Sarasota
Country: United States

Biography

Gene Taylor was a jazz musician who played double bass. Gene Taylor was born on 19 March 1929 in Toledo and died on 22 December 2001 in Sarasota. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Calvin Eugene Taylor (March 19, 1929 – December 22, 2001), was an American jazz double bassist. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, United States, and began his career in Detroit, Michigan. Taylor worked with pianist Horace Silver from 1958 until 1963. He then joined trumpeter Blue Mitchell's quintet, with whom he recorded and performed until 1965. From 1966 until 1968, he toured and recorded with Nina Simone. Simone recorded the song "Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)", which Taylor wrote following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Taylor began teaching music in New York public schools. He worked with Judy Collins from 1968 until 1976 and made numerous television appearances accompanying Simone and Collins. He died on December 22, 2001, in Sarasota, Florida, where he had been living since 1990.

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