ALBUMS

REEL LIFE

It seems safe to assume that no one will release an album quite like Will Taylor's Reel Life this year - or probably next. Taylor smoothly synthesizes his affection for both classical music and jazz. Taylor opens the album with the multi-faceted title track, its darting lyricism, engaging swing pulse and occasionally pensive moods making for an imaginatively orchestrated country cum chamber jazz suite.

Washington Post

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Photos:Brenda Ladd

Simple Gifts  (wt1034)

On Simple Gifts, Taylor's stylistic reach more than matches his geographic adventures. From the title track, a live version of a Shaker hymn, to the three-part Green Mountain Valley fiddle tune anthology, Simple Gifts allows Taylor ample room to explore a wide range of aural opportunities. In doing so, Taylor expands and embellishes his jazz reputation with well-chosen forays into folk and classical material. . . . it is Taylor's melody-intensive explorations that ultimately make the album such a success. Austin American Statesman

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Live from Austin

Austin's claim to being the live-music capital might be hyperbolic, but this finely nuanced, gorgeously recorded CD by violist Taylor speaks volumes for that city's scene. . . . there's still much to love, from the imaginatively reworked "Cherokee" to the pensive, original "Raga".

-Chip Deffaa, Entertainment Weekly

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• Will Taylor
• 613 Fletcher
• Austin, TX  78704