A look at the music, musicians and albums produced by legendary producer Creed Taylor
A major refresh of an earlier article that includes a great deal of new content.
1959 saw Taylor and Bob (Kenyon) Hokins record arrangements for Patricia Scot’s only album. I’ve added a great deal of detail on how she got there and what happened next.
An Internet find, the albums of Kenyon Hopkins and Creed Taylor in digital format. Got any interesting internet finds, let me know.
[This post was originally written as part of the 2021 post, Happy Birthday Mr. Taylor and also continues and replaces an earlier post on the specialty recording period of Creed Taylor’s career.] After graduating from Duke University, 2-years in the Army, one year of which was spent in Korea, Creed Taylor arrived in New York City in 1954, aged 24-years […]
It’s that time of year again, Halloween. Enjoy a track from the 1958 album “Shock” by the Creed Taylor Orchestra. SHOCK The Creed Taylor OrchestraNew York City: c. 1958Kenyon Hopkins (arr, cond).ABC Paramount ABC/ABCS-259 (issued November 1958) Track-1 from Side-B, “Haunted House” 3:01 Released in November 1958, while “Shock” is billed as by The Creed Taylor Orchestra, it is in fact […]