Harlem Nocturne – Sam “The Man” Taylor
Three weeks ago, I posted Five Faces of Harlem Nocturne and had several inquiries as to why I left out the original 1955 hit recording by Sam “The Man” Taylor. Sam was a jazz and blues player who set the standard for tenor sax solos in both rock ‘n roll and rhythm and blues … and became one of the most requested session sax players in New York during the 1950s. Since I’ve always considered this to be the definitive version in the first place, I have no excuse. None whatsoever. Here to bail me out is Sam “The Man” with The Sixth Face of Harlem Nocturne.
