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Release Date: 18 April 2025
Label: Red Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8054154650835
Genres: Jazz
Description
Reissue of a 1979 solo recording by US pianist and Blue Note recording artist Walter Davis Jr., which is appearing on CD for the first time.
"On November 22, 1979, a recording was scheduled at the Barigozzi Studio, Milan, with Roy Burrowes on trumpet, the South African bassist Johnny Dyani (the long serving member of Chris McGregor's Blue Notes), and Clifford Jarvis on drums, which was released as Blues Walk. Later that same evening, Veschi and Davis were talking about piano players over dinner, and conversation turned to solo piano recordings. Davis expressed his long-held desire to make a solo recording and without further ado, Veschi booked the same studio they recorded Blues Walk for the following morning. Davis turned up at the studio with a list his own originals and jazz standards, and he and Veschi chose nine titles. Throughout, his bebop roots are apparent - "I don't think I could wash that out of me..." - Stuart Nicholson (from the liner notes)
Walter Davis Jr: solo piano
Recorded Milan, November 22, 1979
First edition (1984) produced by: Sergio Veschi and Alberto Alberti
Restoration and digital transfer from original analogue tapes, Alessandro Cutolo.
Remastered by Rinaldo Donati at Maxine Studio, Milan.
Tracklisting
Art Pepper
Johnny Dyani
Joe Henderson
Nexus
Cedar Walton Trio
Cedar Walton Trio
Woody Shaw Quintet
Victor Lewis Quintet
Roland Kirk Quartet
Marion Brown
Trilok Gurtu, Simon Phillips & NDR Bigband
Thomas Marek Trio
Raf Ferrari Quartet
Walter Davis Jr.
Small Blue
Michele Polga
