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TAYLOR MADE
Peter Ind (bass)
John Richardson (drums)
Recorded: London, 1978
AFTER HOURS
Ike Isaacs & Martin Taylor (guitars)
Recorded: London, 1979 (deleted)
TRIPLE LIBRA
Martin Taylor & Peter Ind
Recorded: London, 1979
SKYEBOAT Concord Records (CJ-184)
Peter Ind (bass)
Jimmie Smith (drums)
Recorded: San Francisco 1980
STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS EMI (EMD5533)
Yehudi Menhuin & Stephane Grappelli
Recorded: Abbey Road Studio, London 1980
AT THE WINERY
Stephane Grappelli, featuring Martin Taylor
Recorded live at Paul Masson Winery, California 1980
Concord Records (CJ-169)Stephane Grappelli, featuring Martin Taylor
Recorded: San Francisco 1981
TOP HAT
Nelson Riddle, Stephane Grappelli, Yehudi Menhuin
Recorded: Abbey Road Studio, London, 1981
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Teresa Brewer & Stephane Grappelli
Featuring Martin Taylor
Recorded: San Francisco, 1981
DAWG JAZZ / DAWG GRASS
David Grisman Quintet featuring Stephane Grappelli, Earl Scruggs, Martin Taylor, Bela Fleck
Recorded: Oakland, California, 1982
LONDON REPRISE
Spike Robinson Quintet featuring Martin Taylor
Recorded: London, 1984
GROOVIN
Buddy De Franco & Martin Taylor Quintet
Recorded: London, 1984
BRINGING IT TOGETHER
Stephane Grappelli & Toots Theilmanns
Featuring Martin Taylor
Recorded: San Francisco, 1984
TOGETHER AT LAST
Stephane Grappelli & Vassar Clements
Featuring Martin Taylor
Recorded: Nashville, 1984
SKETCHES: A TRIBUTE TO ART TATUM
Martin Taylor – solo guitar
Recorded: Edinburgh, 1984; re-released on The Guitar Label in 2001
ACOUSTIC DUETS Jardis Records Germany (JTCD9613)
Martin Taylor & Louis Stewart
Recorded: Dublin, 1984
DAVID GRISMAN’S ACOUSTIC CHRISTMAS
Featuring Stephane Grappelli & Martin Taylor
Recorded: Berkeley, California, 1986
INNOVATIONS Pickwick (PWK059)
John Dankworth & the London Symphony Orchestra
Featuring Martin Taylor
Recorded at CBS Studio, London, 1986
SARABANDA
Martin Taylor Band featuring John Pattitucci, Paulinho Da Costa, Sal Marquez & Pete Cristlieb; produced by David Hungate
Recorded: Los Angeles, California, 1987 (deleted)
EMIStephane Grappelli, featuring Martin Taylor
Recorded: London, 1987
STEPHANE GRAPPELLI PLAYS JEROME KERN
Featuring Martin Taylor
Recorded: New York & London, 1987
ALL MY TOMORROWS
Carol Kidd (vocals) with guest Martin Taylor
Recorded: Scotland, 1988
OLYMPIA 1988
Stephane Grappelli’s 80th Birthday Concert (Live)
Featuring Martial Solal, Svend Asmussen, Martin Taylor, Marc Fosset
Recorded: Olympia, Paris, 1988
JAZZ BASS BAROQUE
Peter Ind (bass) with guest Martin Taylor
Recorded: London, 1988
GARDEN OF DREAMS Projazz (CDJ661)
Buddy De Franco & Martin Taylor Quintet
Recorded: London, 1988
MEMORIES OF YOU
Barbara Jay (vocals) with guest Martin Taylor
Recorded: London, 1988
MILOU EN MAI
Stephane Grappelli, featuring Martin Taylor & Marc Fosset
Soundtrack to the Louis Malle movie Milou En Mai
Recorded: Paris, 1989
DON”T FRET
Martin Taylor Quartet
Recorded: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, 1990
THIS TIME IT’S LOVE
Eileen Farrell with the Robert Farnon Orchestra
Recorded CTS Studios, London, 1990
CHANGE OF HEART
Recorded, Scotland, 1991
A MATTER OF TIME
Gordon Giltrap & Martin Taylor
Recorded: England, 1991; re-released on P3 Music, 2002
WHERE EAGLES FLY
Moira Kerr, featuring Martin Taylor
Soundtrack from BBC TV Scotland’s Where Eagles Fly
Recorded: BBC Scotland, Glasgow, 1991
GLENCOE GLEN OF WEEPING Mayker Records (CD MAYK1)
Moira Kerr, featuring Martin Taylor
Soundtrack to BBC TV Scotland’s Glen Of Weeping
Recorded: BBC Scotland, Glasgow, 1991
AIRGIOD IS OR – SILVER IS GOLD
Alasdair Gillies (Gaelic singer) guest Martin Taylor
ARTISTRY
Martin Taylor – solo guitar
Produced by Steve Howe
Recorded: Steve Howe Studio, Devon, England
THE LINN COLLECTION Linn Records (AKD992)
Compilation CD including Martin Taylor, Carol Kidd, Claire Martin, Nigel North, David Newton, The Blue Nile, and others
JAZZ HOT Bruton/Zomba Music (BRS14166)
Martin Taylor & Jean Pierre Fabian
Library Production Music – for TV use only
Recorded: London 1993
REUNION
Stephane Grappelli & Martin Taylor
Recorded: Mireval, South of France, 1993
JAZZ HOT 2 Bruton/Zomba Music (BRS 19 213)
Martin Taylor & Jean Pierre Fabian
Library Production Music – for TV use only
Recorded: London, 1994
SPIRIT OF DJANGO
Martin Taylor’s Spirit of Django
Recorded: Scotland, 1994
ACOUSTIC GUITAR MOODS Hit Label (ULTCD023)
Martin Taylor & Academy
Recorded: England, 1995 (exclusively for Woolworths)
100% SUMMER JAZZ Telstar (TCD2781)
Compilation CD featuring Martin Taylor, Dinah Washington, Nina Simone, Randy Crawford, Spyro Gyra, Dave Brubeck, Incognito, The Brand New Heavies
Released 1995
TONE POEMS II
David Grisman & Martin Taylor
Recorded: Dawg Studios, Mill Valley, California, 1995
CALANAIS An Lanntair (CD001)
Compilation CD celebrating 10th anniversary of An Lanntair, Stornoway, Scotland, featuring exclusive tracks from Martin Taylor, Phil Cunningham, Tommy Smith, & others
Martin Taylor’s track recorded at Anshin Studio, Scotland, 1995
I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT
Martin Taylor & David Grisman Jazz Quartet, featuring Jim Kerwin (bs), George Marsh (dms)
Recorded: Dawg Studios, Mill Valley, California, 1995
PORTRAITS
Martin Taylor with special guest Chet Atkins
Recorded: Nashville, Hamburg & Scotland, 1995
LINN JAZZ 1995 Linn Records (AKD038)
Compilation CD featuring Martin Taylor, Stephane Grappelli, Claire Martin, Ray Gelato, David Newton & more
Released 1995
YEARS APART
Martin Taylor’s Spirit of Django, with special guests Stephane Grappelli & Claire Martin
Recorded: Paris 1996
LIVE AT THE WIGMORE HALL
Recorded: Wigmore Hall, London (Live) 1996
GYPSY (Live) Linn Records (AKD090)
Martin Taylor’s Spirit of Django
Recorded live on tour in England, 1997
MARTIN TAYLOR GOLD Linn Records (AKD064)
Compilation CD, 1997
SUMMER JAZZ Linn Records (AKD072)
Compilation CD featuring Martin Taylor, Hue & Cry, Perfect Houseplants, Claire Martin & others
Released 1997
TWO’S COMPANY
Martin Taylor with guests
Recorded: Festival Studios, Sydney, Australia, 1997
ANDROMEDA HEIGHTS
Prefab Sprout with guest Martin Taylor
Recorded: Prefab Sprout Studio, 1997
JIMMY VAN HEUSEN SONGBOOK Degga Records (deleted)
Shannon Gibbons, Martin Taylor & Rufus Reid
Produced by Max Roach
Recorded: Sony Studios, New York, 1997
MARTIN TAYLOR IN CONCERT
Martin Taylor Live, taken from performance video
Recorded at Manchester Craftsman’s Guild, Pittsburg, USA, 1997
CELEBRATING GRAPPELLI
Linn Records (AKD094)
Martin Taylor’s Spirit of Django featuring Stephane Grappelli, plus guests Claire Martin & Gerard Presencer
Compilation CD, released 1997
JOY
Melissa Manchester with guest Martin Taylor
Recorded: Nashville, 1997
HOMMAGE A MARCEL DADI
Compilation CD in memory of guitarist Marcel Dadi, including Martin Taylor, Chet Atkins, Romane, Richard Smith, Tommy Jones, Albert Lee, Muriel Anderson, Thom Bresch, Pierre Bensussan, Sacha Distel, Raymong Gimenes & others
Released 1997
MASTERPIECE GUITARS
Martin Taylor & Steve Howe playing vintage & fine guitars, mandolins, banjo’s etc from the Scott Chinery Guitar Collection. Includes Martin playing 23 guitars from the Chinery Blue Guitar Collection.
Recorded: Lidditz, Pennsylvannia, 1997; released 2003
STRUTTIN’ OUR STUFF
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings
Recorded: London, 1997
ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWS
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, featuring Martin Taylor, Eric Clapton, Albert Lee, Georgie Fame, Chris Rea & Gary Brooker
Recorded: London 1997
BOOTLEG KINGS
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings
Recorded live on tour in Denmark, Germany & Norway, 1998
KISS AND TELL
Martin Taylor, Randy Brecker, Kirk Whalum, Eddie Gomez & Al Foster; produced by Steve Buckingham
Recorded: New York & Nashville, 1999
ADIEMUS IV – THE ETERNAL KNOT
Karl Jenkin’s Adiemus Orchestra, featuring the Finnish Singers, Martin Taylor, Davey Spillane & Catrin Finch
Recorded: London, 1999
STEPPING STONES
Martin Taylor Compilation CD
Released, 2000
SMOOTH JAZZ ON A SUMMER’S DAY Columbia (498298 2)
Compilation CD including Martin Taylor, Peter White, Grover Washington Jr, Earth Wind & Fire, Santana, & others
Released 2000
GROOVIN’
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, featuring Martin Taylor, Albert Lee, Georgie fame, Gary Brooker & Beverley Skeete
Recorded: London, 2000
DOUBLE BILL
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, featuring George Harrison, Martin Taylor, Georgie Fame, Gary Brooker
Recorded in London; released 2001
ON THE ROAD AGAIN Ripple Records (RIPCD004)
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings featuring Martin Taylor, Georgie fame, Beverley Skeete, Mike Sanchez, Lonnie Donegan, Albert Lee
Released 2001
NITELIFE
Martin Taylor, Kirk Whalum, Brian Sewart, Chester Thompson, Kristen Wilkinson & DJ Fink; produced by Steve Buckingham & Kirk Whalum
Recorded: Nashville, 2001
THE CLASSIC CHILLOUT ALBUM 2
Compilation CD including Martin Taylor, Moby, Goldfrapp, sade, Dido, Ennio Morricone & William Orbit
Released 2001
ADIEMUS LIVE
Karl Jenkins Adiemus Orchestra featuring The Finnish Singers, Martin Taylor & Nigel Hitchcock
Recorded: Tokyo, 2001
BLUE BREATH Sony Records International (SICP300)
Compilation CD (available in Japan only) including Martin Taylor, Tony Bennett, Keiko Lee, Herbie Hancock, Manhattan Transfer, Billy Joel & others
Released in Japan only, 2002
MORE SMOOTH JAZZ Columbia (508220 2)
Compilation CD including Martin Taylor, Peter White, Chris Botti, Billy Cobham, Luther Vandross, The Isley Brothers, Grover Washington Jr, Kirk Whalum, Stanley Clark & others
Released 2002
WHITE ROSE (HANAJIKAN) Sony Music Japan (SRCS2324)
Compilation CD (available only in Japan) including Martin Taylor, Bob Brookmeyer, Andy Williams, Terence Blanchard, Stan Getz, Keiko Lee, Phil Woods & others
Released in Japan only, 2002
WHEN JAZZ MEETS BRAZIL Sony Music Japan (SRCS2314)
Compilation CD (available in Japan only) including Martin Taylor, Terence Blanchard, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Sarah Vaughan, Stan Getz, Keiko Lee & others
Released in Japan only, 2002
ALTERNATING CURRENTS
Denys Baptiste, featuring Martin Taylor, Juliet Roberts, Cleveland Watkiss
Recorded: London, 2002; released 2003
THE GUITAR COLLECTION VOLUME 1
Compilation of guitarists that appeared at the Kirkmichael International Guitar Festival, Scotland, featuring Martin Taylor, Juan Martin, Gordon Giltrap, Acoustic Mania, Simon Dinnigan, Amanda Cook, Tony McManus, Preston Reed, Albert Lee, The Hamsters, Bobby Cochran
Released 2002
JENNA Toshiba/EMI (TOCT-24598)
Noboya Sugawa & Martin Taylor
Recorded: Tokyo, 2002
SAKURA Toshiba/EMI (TOCT-24804)
Noboya Sugawa & Martin Taylor plus orchestra
Theme & Soundtrack for NHK’s TV drama Sakura composed by Reijiro Koroku
Recorded in Tokyo, released in Japan only, 2002
SOLO
Martin Taylor – solo guitar
Produced by Steve Buckingham
Recorded: Nashville, 2002
WALTZ CLUB
Didier Lockwood, Marcel Azzola, Martin Taylor, Jean Philippe Viret
Recorded: Fontainbleu, France, 2002
GYPSY JOURNEY
Martin Taylor, Jermaine Landsberger (pno) & Davide Petrocca (bs)
Recorded: Germany, 2003
KEIKO LEE SINGS SUPER STANDARDS
Keiko Lee (vox, pno) featuring Martin Taylor
Recorded: Tokyo, 2002; released in Japan & S. Korea only, 2003
IMAGE TROIS Sony Music Japan (SICC111)
Compilation CD featuring Martin Taylor, Keiko Lee & others
Released in Japan only, 2003
EN VERS ET CONTRE VOUS … BUT BEAUTIFUL
Sacha Distel, featuring Martin Taylor, Dionne Warwick, Liza Minnelli & the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra
Double CD: CD1 in French, CD2 in English
Recorded: Paris, Antibes, New York & Sofia, 2002; released 2003
BRYN TERFEL SINGS FAVOURITES
Bryn Terfel, featuring Martin Taylor, Andrea Bocelli, Sissel, catrin Finch, Neil Martin, London Symphony Orchestra & London Singers
Recorded: London, 2003
THE GATHERING Voiceprint Records VP282CD
Featuring Martin Taylor, Brian May, Gordon Giltrap, Midge Ure, Joe Brown, Mike Batt, Bert Weedon, Rick Wakeman, Big Jim Sullivan & others
Released in 2003 for The Grand Order Of The Water Rats Charity
THE VALLEY
Martin Taylor solo plus guests, Bryn Terfel, Sacha Distel & Simon Dinnigan; produced by Karl Jenkins
Recorded: London, 2004
GUITAR NIGHTS: THE FOUR MARTINS
DVD of live concert featuring Martin Taylor, Martin Simpson, Martin Carthy and Juan Martin
Recorded: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Scotland 2002
GREEN ORANGES ON LION MOPUNTAIN Sony Japan
Story narrated by Emily Joy and featuring the Martin Taylor track “Kwame”
Released 2004
MARTINS4
The Guitar Label (P3M012)
Live album taken from Guitar Nights concert with Martin Taylor, Martin Simpson, Martin Carthy and Juan Martin.
Recorded: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Scotland, 2002
BEST OF MARTIN TAYLOR
Compilation Double CD
Released 2005
TONE POETS
David Grisman, Martin Taylor. Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, Ronnie McCoury, Andy Statman, Don Stiernberg, Bob Brozman, Jerry Douglas, Del McCoury, Brian Sutton, Frank Vignola & others
Recorded: California, 2005
KIRI SINGS KARL
Dame Kiri Ti Kanawa & Karl Jenkins OBE
Featuring a duet with Kiri Ti Kanawa & Martin Taylor
Recorded: London; released 2006
FRETERNITY
Martin Taylor, Guy Barker, Alison Burns, David Newton, Ewan Vernal, Steve Brown
Recorded: Isle of Man, 2007
(DVD also available from The Guitar Label)
KISSING BUG
Alison Burns, Martin Taylor, Guy Barker, Jack Emblow, David Newton, James Taylor, Ewan Vernal, Marcus Ford
Recorded: Glasgow, 2007
DOUBLE STANDARDS
Guitar duets recorded by Martin Taylor
Recorded: Caslesound Studios, Scotland 2008
1AM
Duo album with Alison Burns
Recorded: Castlesound Studios, Scotland, 2009
LAST TRAIN TO HAUTEVILLE
with Martin Taylor’s Spirit of Django. Martin Taylor (guitar), Jack Emblow (accordion), Alan Barnes (saxes/clarinet), James Taylor (percussion), John Goldie (rhythm guitar), Terry Gregory (bass)
Recorded: Castlesound Studios, Scotland 2009
TWO FOR THE ROAD
Martin Taylor (guitar), Alan Barnes (clarinet)
Recorded: Castlesound Studios, Scotland, 2011
ELEVEN – PEARL DJANGO
Martin Taylor, Michael Gray, David Lange, Ryan Hoffman, Troy Chapman, Rik Leppanen
Recorded: David Lange Studio, Edgeware, WA, USA, 2012
SLIGHTLY ABOVE BELOW AVERAGE John McClellan LLC
A Tribute to Chet Atkins by his Friends
Featuring Martin Taylor, Tommy Emmanuel, Mark Knopfler, Vince Gill, Kevin Eubanks, Boots Randolph, Frank Vignola, Pat Bergeson, Brent Mason, Jerry Donahue, Richard Smith, and others
Released 2012