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
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Scorpio Rising
Jazz - Lançado por SteepleChase em 01/01/1989
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Riding Tunes
Jazz - Lançado por Bertilo o Solemio em 30/04/2014
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Rare Retro Sounds
Jazz - Lançado por Catchy Sound em 30/05/2014
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Express Yourself
Jazz - Lançado por sinderella em 07/12/2015
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Opulent Event
Jazz - Lançado por Opu Eve music em 19/04/2014
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Afternoon Tunes
Jazz - Lançado por extramasters rec-ords em 10/03/2014
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Davis Cup (Hd Remastered Edition, Doxy Collection)
Jazz - Lançado por Doxy Records em 23/05/2018
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Rhumba Nhumba / Minor Mind (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por Hit Singles Records em 01/03/2021
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Flapping Wings
Jazz - Lançado por Wings in Hell em 27/12/2020
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