title: Uptown (Billy Taylor album)
text: # Uptown (Billy Taylor album)
  
  Uptown is a live album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  
  Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Although Taylor's activities as a highly articulate spokesman for jazz have sometimes overshadowed his playing, he shows throughout this fine CD reissue that he has long ranked among the best".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Billy Taylor except as indicated
  
  * "La Petite Mambo" (Erroll Garner) - 5:45
  * "Jordu" (Duke Jordan) - 4:10
  * "Just the Thought of You" - 4:59
  * "Soul Sisters" - 5:36
  * "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) - 5:13
  * "Warm Blue Stream" (Sara Cassey, Dotty Wayne) - 4:55
  * "Biddy's Beat" - 4:14
  * "Cu-Blu" - 4:01
  * "'S Wonderful" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:51
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Billy Taylor - piano
  * Henry Grimes - bass
  * Ray Mosca - drums
  