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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Billy Taylor

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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2006

Jazz legend Billy Taylor, in a performance of his renown composition, "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free," featuring Victor Gaskin on bass and Curtis Boyd on drums.

"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" is a song written by Billy Taylor & Dick Dallas. Originally recorded by Nina Simone in 1967 on her Silk & Soul album. Billy Taylor's own version (as "I Wish I Knew") was recorded November 12, 1963 and released on his Right Here, Right Now album (Capitol ST-2039) the year after. His 1967 instrumental take was later used as the theme music for The Film programme on BBC television.

Billy Taylor reports that "I wrote this song, perhaps my best known composition, for my daughter Kim. This is one of the best renditions I've done, because it is very spiritual."


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  • highway61ru

    highway61ru 1 year ago

    Thank you very much for this video. I have written about it on my russian blog so now you have shared this video with russians too :) So please, don't delete it

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    JazzVideoGuy 1 year ago

    So glad you are enjoying.

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  • firestartertwistedfi

    firestartertwistedfi 1 year ago

    I know this is about the civil rights movement, but it always makes me deal with my office better too :)

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    JazzVideoGuy 1 year ago

    This music works for all kinds of situations

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  • dreambig2004

    dreambig2004 11 months ago

    Thank you for posting this. And as hants68 says below... And why not . Good old Barry Norman :)

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  • jcreamx23

    jcreamx23 1 week ago

    i wish i knew how it would feel to find the doug wamble version of this song

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  • John Montgomery Rouse

    John Montgomery Rouse 1 week ago

    Dr Billy Taylor is my jazz piano inspiration - a wonderful mix of relaxed bepop and swing and gospel - amazing!

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    mcdijnh2 1 week ago

    Beautiful

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  • Vic Glazer

    Vic Glazer 1 month ago

    What I love about his playing is his unabashed love of bebop. Both publicly when he taught and when he lectured, he proclaimed his love of the bebop style. He never compromised or tried to "grow" into something else for more commercial success. He was and will always be an Americn original jazz artist. God bless you Billy Taylor.

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  • LeavesLullaby

    LeavesLullaby 1 month ago

    Billy Taylor is amazing

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    DawnMelodyMusic 1 month ago

    amazing. thank you for posting

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  • Yousuf Muhammad

    Yousuf Muhammad 2 months ago

    Truly inspirational

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  • TheOfficialJazzmoney

    TheOfficialJazzmoney 2 months ago

    Thank you Lord for Jesus Christ! Then, thank You for Billy Taylor!

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  • unfinished93

    unfinished93 2 months ago

    Ukraine also loves Billy <3

    

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