Person · Male
John Taylor
British jazz pianist
- From
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Active
- 1942–2015
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 38
- jazz
- post-bop
About
John Taylor (25 September 1942 – 17 July 2015) was a British jazz pianist, born in Manchester, England, who occasionally performed on the organ and the synthesizer. In his obituary, The Guardian described him as "one of the great jazz pianists and composers of his generation" and at a musical level comparable to Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner and Brad Meldhau.
Member of
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John Taylor Trio eponymous
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Azimuth piano
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John Warren Bigband piano
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John Surman Quartet piano
Discography
Albums
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Pause, and Think Again
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Morning Glory
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Azimuth
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Reverie
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Double, Double You
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Everybody's Song But My Own?
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Ambleside Days
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Time Being
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Tango & Company
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...like song, like weather
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Verso
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Moon
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Overnight
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Insight
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Nightfall
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Where Do We Go From Here?
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Songs and Variations Apple Music
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Angel of the Presence Apple Music
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New Old Age Apple Music
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Whirlpool Apple Music
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Pure and Simple
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Phases Apple Music
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Requiem for a Dreamer Apple Music
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Giulia's Thursdays Apple Music
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In Two Minds Apple Music
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2081 Apple Music
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On the Way to Two
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Double Exposure
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Evansiana
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Dawn
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The Bauer Session Apple Music
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Close To Mars Apple Music
Other
Links
Listen
Official
Concerts
Married
Parent
Teacher
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 24bd2f06-73d8-4821-b6e8-c8db267eb0a8
- ISNI
- 0000000119917490
- IPI
- 00055047296
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.