Sleeping Bee

Sleeping Bee is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor which was recorded in 1969 and originally released on the MPS label in Europe and re-released on the Prestige label in the US as Billy Taylor Today.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "The enjoyable music swings and fits perfectly into the jazz mainstream of the era".

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Taylor except as indicated

1. "La Petite Mambo" (Erroll Garner) - 4:47
2. "Theodora" - 5:43
3. "Paraphrase" - 4:21
4. "Bye Y'all" - 5:13
5. "Don't Go Down South" - 3:28
6. "Brother, Where Are You?" (Oscar Brown) - 5:33
7. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 8:24
8. "A Sleepin' Bee" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) - 5:28

Personnel

• Billy Taylor – piano
• Ben Tucker – bass
• Grady Tate – drums

References