Artist: Sam (The Man) Taylor

Aliases
Sam "The Man" Taylor
Sam (The Man) Taylor and His Orchestra
Sam (The Man) Taylor and His Orchestra and Chorus
Sam (The Man) Taylor, Tenor Sax With Orchestra
The Cat Men Featuring Sam (The Man) Taylor on Tenor Sax
Born
July 12, 1916
Died
1990
Country
United States
Comments
Tenor saxophonist. After playing with Lucky Millinder and Cab Calloway, he featured as a session musician on many hits such as Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle and Roll", The Drifters' "Money, Honey", and many by Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

Performances

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 As Time Goes By Sam (The Man) Taylor and His Orchestra 1955 Frances Williams
2 Black Coffee Sam (The Man) Taylor and His Orchestra 1957 Sarah Vaughan
3 Blue Prelude Sam (The Man) Taylor and His Orchestra 1957 Casa Loma Orchestra
4 Cry Me a River Sam (The Man) Taylor, Tenor Sax With Orchestra 1964 Julie London
5 Don't Take Your Love From Me Sam (The Man) Taylor and His Orchestra and Chorus 1955 Mildred Bailey
6 Easy Living Sam (The Man) Taylor, Tenor Sax With Orchestra 1964 Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
7 Fools Rush In Sam (The Man) Taylor and His Orchestra 1957 Bob Crosby & His Orchestra
8 Good-Bye Sam (The Man) Taylor and His Orchestra 1957 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
9 Harlem Nocturne Sam (The Man) Taylor May 1955 Ray Noble and His Orchestra Featuring Jack Dumont, Alto Sax
10 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) Sam (The Man) Taylor 1957 Ivie Anderson
11 I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan Sam (The Man) Taylor and His Orchestra 1957 Clifton Webb
12 I'm in the Mood for Love Sam (The Man) Taylor 1959 Frances Langford
13 Jitterbug Waltz Sam (The Man) Taylor, Tenor Sax With Orchestra 1964 Fats Waller and His Rhythm
14 Just Friends Sam (The Man) Taylor and His Orchestra 1957 Red McKenzie & His Orchestra
15 Laura Sam "The Man" Taylor 1962 Woody Herman and His Orchestra - Emil Newman
16 Midnight Sun Sam (The Man) Taylor, Tenor Sax With Orchestra 1964 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
17 Moonglow Sam (The Man) Taylor, Tenor Sax With Orchestra 1964 Joe Venuti and His Orchestra
18 Moonlight Becomes You Sam (The Man) Taylor, Tenor Sax With Orchestra 1964 Bing Crosby
19 Night Train Sam (The Man) Taylor, Tenor Sax With Orchestra 1964 Jimmy Forrest - Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
20 Once in a While Sam (The Man) Taylor and His Orchestra 1957 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
21 Prelude to a Kiss Sam (The Man) Taylor 1959 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
22 Ruby Sam "The Man" Taylor 1962
23 S'posin' The Cat Men Featuring Sam (The Man) Taylor on Tenor Sax 1954 Bob Haring & His Orchestra
24 Stella by Starlight Sam (The Man) Taylor 1959
25 Tenderly Sam (The Man) Taylor 1959 Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell's Orchestra
26 The Night We Called it a Day Sam (The Man) Taylor, Tenor Sax With Orchestra 1964 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
27 This Can't Be Love The Cat Men Featuring Sam (The Man) Taylor on Tenor Sax 1954 Eddie Albert & Marcy Westcott

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 The Bad and the Beautiful Sam "The Man" Taylor 1962 Moodsville
2 More Blue Mist - In the Mood for Sax Sam (The Man) Taylor 1959 MGM
3 Prelude to Blues Sam (The Man) Taylor and His Orchestra 1957 MGM
4 Somewhere in the Night Sam (The Man) Taylor, Tenor Sax With Orchestra 1964 Decca

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 As Time Goes By Sam (The Man) Taylor 1955 MGM
2 Harlem Nocturne Sam (The Man) Taylor May 1955 MGM
3 My Reverie The Cat Men Featuring Sam (The Man) Taylor on Tenor Sax 1954 MGM
4 Please Be Kind The Cat Men Featuring Sam (The Man) Taylor on Tenor Sax 1954 MGM

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