Samuel Leroy Taylor, Jr. (July 12, 1916 – October 5, 1990), known as Sam "The Man" Taylor, was an American jazz, rhythm and blues, and blues tenor saxophonist. Taylor was born in Lexington, Tennessee, United States. He attended Alabama State University, where he played with the Bama State Collegians. He later worked with Scatman Crothers, Cootie Williams, Lucky Millinder, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Buddy Johnson, Louis Jordan and Big Joe Turner. Taylor was one of the most requested session saxophone players in New York recording studios in the 1950s. He also replaced Count Basie as the house bandleader on Alan Freed's radio series, Camel Rock 'n Roll Dance Party, on CBS. Taylor played the saxophone solo on Turner's "Shake, Rattle and Roll". He also played on "Harlem Nocturne"; on "Money Honey", recorded by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters in 1953; and on "Sh-Boom" by the Chords. During the 1960s, he led a five-piece band, the Blues Chasers. In the 1970s, he frequently played and recorded in Japan. Taylor died in 1990 in Crawford Long Hospital, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 74. Discography Blue Mist (MGM), 1955 Music with the Big Beat (MGM), 1956 Out Of This World (MGM), 1956 Rockin' Sax and Rollin' Organ, with Dick Hyman (MGM), 1957 Jazz for Commuters (MetroJazz), 1958 More Blue Mist (MGM), 1959 Mist of the Orient (MGM) E4066, 1962 In Japan (MGM) SMM-1019 The Bad and the Beautiful (Moodsville), 1962 Misty Mood (Decca), 1962 It's a Blue World (Decca), 1963 Watermelon Man, with Frank Hunter and the Huntsmen (Epic), 1963 Somewhere in the Night (Decca), 1964 A Musical Portrait of Ray Charles, with Leroy Holmes and his Orchestra (MGM) Love You Tokyo (Crown), GW-7001 C.M.P. Nov. 1967 Ima Wa Shiawasekai (Crown) GW-7002 C.M.P. Dec. 1968 Hana to Namida (Crown) GW-7005 Dec. 1969 Koga Melodies: Best Collection (Pony Canyon), c. 1970 Eternal Standard (Pony Canyon), c. 1971 Bokyo Shiretokoryojo (Crown) GW-7015 C.M.P. Nov. 1971 Hit Melodies From Shi Retoko to Nagasaki (Crown) GW-7055 C.M.P., July 1973 Onna No Sadame (Crown), GW-7070 C.M.P., Nov. 1974 The Blue Mood of Sam Taylor (MCA) MCA-9050-511974 Song of Street (Crown), GW-20051-52, 1975 Mood Tenor Sax, with Yokouchi Shoji, Kosugi Jinsan Three (Crown), GW-20139-40, 1975 Sam (The Man) Taylor Vol. 1 (Crown), GW-20239-40, 1978 Standard Best Collection Vols. I & II (Japan), 1999 Bluesy Sam Taylor (Polydor), SMP-2004 Blue Light Yokohama (Polydor), SMP-2043 As sideman With The