Livingston Taylor: Symphonic Steps
BR8988 (Big Round Records, CD)
FIRST RELEASE (24 January 2025)
Tracks: 11
℗ 2025 Big Round Records
© 2025 Big Round Records
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Received: 2 January 2025
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Livingston Taylor, voice, guitar
BBC Concert Orchestra
Bill Elliott, conductor
Music by Livingston Taylor, Marvin Fisher, James Taylor, Harold Arlen, Earl Scruggs and arranged by Bill Elliott.
With several Top 40 hits to his name and a remarkably diverse oeuvre spanning several different styles, Livingston Taylor is widely regarded for his creation of beautiful, introspective and original songs and sparkling interpretations of the classic songbook. Pair his compositional talents and natural performance ability with the might, musicality, and precision of the BBC Concert Orchestra, and a spellbinding program of melodies old and new come to life.
Recorded live on 23 June 2023 at the BBC's Maida Vale studio in London, UK with music arranged and conducted by Bill Elliott, Symphonic Steps delivers a resounding fusion of folk and classical characteristics, an auditory experience that is nostalgic, tender and uplifting. Effusing a warm, timeless tone, this Big Round Records release is further proof of the unwavering creativity and artistic zeal that has earned Livingston enthusiastic listeners worldwide.