Walter Davis, Jr.
An often remarkable and inventive bebop and hard bop pianist, Walter Davis Jr. once left the music world to be a tailor, but returned. A solid soloist, bandleader, and accompanist, he amassed a good body of work while never becoming a high-profile name even within the jazz community. Davis played with Babs Gonzales' Three Bips & a Bop as a teen, then moved from Richmond to New York in the early '50s. He played with Max Roach and Charlie Parker, recording with Roach in 1953. He joined Dizzy Gillespie's band in 1956, and toured the Middle East and South America. He also played in Paris with Donald Byrd in 1958 and with Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers in 1959. After retiring from music for a while to run his tailor shop, Davis returned in the '60s, producing records and writing arrangements for a local New Jersey group. He studied music in India in 1969, and played with Sonny Rollins in the early '70s. Davis had another stint with the Jazz Messengers in 1975, then led his own group in New York. Davis recorded for Blue Note, Mapleshade, Debut, Denon, and Red and for various French labels. He did sessions with Roach, Rollins, Sonny Criss, Jackie McLean, Pierre Michelot, Archie Shepp, Kenny Clarke, Byrd, and Blakey, among others. Some Davis dates are available on CD.
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Discografia
12 album • Ordinato per Bestseller
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Riding Tunes
Jazz - Pubblicato da Bertilo o Solemio il 30 apr 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rare Retro Sounds
Jazz - Pubblicato da Catchy Sound il 30 mag 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Afternoon Tunes
Jazz - Pubblicato da extramasters rec-ords il 10 mar 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Davis Cup (Hd Remastered Edition, Doxy Collection)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Doxy Records il 23 mag 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rhumba Nhumba / Minor Mind (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Hit Singles Records il 1 mar 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Flapping Wings
Jazz - Pubblicato da Wings in Hell il 27 dic 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo