Dotti Anita Taylor Quartet
New York, United States | Established. Jan 01, 1990 | SELF | AFM
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"Taylor's warm tone on her instrument (with judicious use of vibrato in spots) and intuitive improvisations make each of the standards she plays sound fresh. Her driving Latin-flavored arrangement of Rodgers & Hart's "Bewitched, Bothered and
Bewildered and her lush duet with guitarist Dave Tunnell on Thad Jones' "A Child Is Born" stand out.... Perhaps she won't take so long to record a follow up session"
- All About Jazz
"Taylor's warm tone on her instrument (with judicious use of vibrato in spots) and intuitive improvisations make each of the standards she plays sound fresh. Her driving Latin-flavored arrangement of Rodgers & Hart's "Bewitched, Bothered and
Bewildered and her lush duet with guitarist Dave Tunnell on Thad Jones' "A Child Is Born" stand out.... Perhaps she won't take so long to record a follow up session"
- All About Jazz
"Taylor's performance on flute throughout is splendid. She has a marvelous tone and displays excellent use of vibrato....Taylor really swings. In Taylor's solos you get the feeling that every note is carefully chosen... This is a very impressive debut album. I am sure that many would be proud to have these results on their venture into recording. I am already hoping that there will be more releases in the future by this talented flutist and equally competent ensemble members.
Larry A. Detwiler - Jazz Improv
"Taylor's performance on flute throughout is splendid. She has a marvelous tone and displays excellent use of vibrato....Taylor really swings. In Taylor's solos you get the feeling that every note is carefully chosen... This is a very impressive debut album. I am sure that many would be proud to have these results on their venture into recording. I am already hoping that there will be more releases in the future by this talented flutist and equally competent ensemble members.
Larry A. Detwiler - Jazz Improv
"But whatever you think of the flute, you need to think about Ms. Taylor. ...it's a debut filled with a lot of heart. Highly recommended
Phillip McNally - Cadence Magazine
"But whatever you think of the flute, you need to think about Ms. Taylor. ...it's a debut filled with a lot of heart. Highly recommended
Phillip McNally - Cadence Magazine
Discography
Dotti Anita Taylor - "A Morning Glory" - Datnotes Publishing
Ted Dunbar - "Gentle Time Alone" - Steeple Chase
"Jazz Underground - Live At Smalls" - Impulse!
Wendee Glick - "True Colors" - Jazz Plus Productions
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Dotti Anita Taylor , who performs in the classical and jazz world on flute and piano, is also a producer, composer, arranger, transcriber, mathematician and poet who has written over 150 compositions. She performed in the first Mary Lou Willliams Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center, the Many Colors Of A W*O*M*A*N Jazz Festival in Hartford, CT, the Dunbar Heritage Festival and Eddie Durham Tribute in San Marco, Texas, the Sarasota Jazz Festival in Sarasota, Florida, the Lady Got Chops Festival in NYC and the Donne in Jazz Festival in Frescati, Italy. She has performed at the United Nations, the Blue Note in NYC, Body and Soul in Japan, Small’s, Sweet Basil’s and Baise Sale in Paris, France. Dotti formed the Dotti Anita Taylor Quartet in 1989 playing straight ahead jazz through the years with musicians such as Bertha Hope, Carline Ray, Kim Clarke, Miriam Sullivan, Bernice “Boom Boom” Brooks, Paula Hampton, Cindy Blackman and Sylvia Cuenca. She has also played with Ted Dunbar, Mickey Tucker, Antonio Hart, Stanley Cowell, Ray Drummond, David Jones and many other great jazz musicians. In 2007, Dotti released her first CD, “A Morning Glory” which has received rave reviews.
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