Billy Taylor “Cross Section”   Prestige Records. (1954)   Check out the nice old tube amp.

Eight songs with his trio of 1954 (which included bassist Earl May and drummer Percy Brice); the four originals (which alternate with standards) were all dedicated to disc jockeys of the time.   The remaining four numbers match Taylor and May with what was dubbed “Machito’s Rhythm Section”: Charlie Smith on conga, Joe Mangual on bongos, Uba Nieto playing timbales and Machito himself on maracas.     Another Rudy Van Gelder session.   Ira Gitler handles the liner notes.

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