Love Unrequited by Tommy Smith & John Taylor
Recorded in New York City - April 2003
Avatar Studios
Engineer: James Farber
Straight to 2-Track
Mastered by Ben Turner
Note from Tommy Smith
"John Taylor was an inspirational light that has gone out into the universe. He was a scholarly man with the kindest heart who projected the purest, most exquisite piano sound that ever dawned in the jazz world. One note from John could debase your soul. I will miss him with profound sadness but with a twist of wistfulness, as his beautiful persona has left a warm memory in my soul, like many of those he touched."
Tracklist
| 1. | I Loves You Porgy | 5:47 |
| 2. | A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing | 4:48 |
| 3. | In A Sentimental Mood | 6:55 |
| 4. | Pure Imagination | 6:50 |
| 5. | The Peacocks | 6:57 |
| 6. | Love Unrequited | 3:34 |
| 7. | Pure Imagination (alternate take) | 7:47 |
| 8. | Bonus Track: A Single Petal of a Rose | 6:57 |
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Born in 1967, Edinburgh. In 1983 Chick Corea recommended Tommy Smith to Gary Burton; he joined his group. Recording over 30 solo albums for Blue Note, Linn, ECM, Spartacus Records, touring 50+ countries, performing with Arild Andersen, Edwin Morgan, John Scofield, Jaco Pastorius, Trilok Gurtu, Dizzy Gillespie. In 2019, he was awarded an OBE for services to jazz from HRH Queen Elizabeth II.