Walter Davis

American jazz pianist (1932–1990)

Born: 2 September 1932
Richmond
Died: 2 June 1990
New York City
Country: United States
Active: 1990–
Record labels: Blue Note
Discography: 2 albums

Biography

Walter Davis was a jazz musician who played piano. Walter Davis was born on 2 September 1932 in Richmond and died on 2 June 1990 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note. The discography here lists 2 albums, from “Davis Cup” (1959) to “In Walked Thelonious” (1994).

Walter Davis Jr. (September 2, 1932 – June 2, 1990) was an American bebop and hard bop pianist. Davis once left the music world to be a tailor, but returned. A soloist, bandleader, and accompanist, he amassed a 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 1950s. 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 1960s, producing records and writing arrangements for a local New Jersey group. He studied music in India in 1979, and played with Sonny Rollins in the early 1970s.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Davis Cup 1959 · Blue Note

In Walked Thelonious 1994

Also plays on

Albums where Walter Davis is credited as a sideman

1955	The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley — Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley	piano
1956	World Statesman — Dizzy Gillespie	piano
1957	Dizzy in Greece — Dizzy Gillespie	piano
1957	Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band Jazz — Dizzy Gillespie	piano
1959	Byrd in Hand — Donald Byrd	piano
1959	New Soil — Jackie McLean	piano
1959	Taylor's Tenors — Arthur Taylor, Charlie Rouse, Frank Foster	piano
1960	Philly Joe's Beat — Philly Joe Jones	piano
1961	Paris Jam Session — Art Blakey	piano
1962	Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton — Slide Hampton	piano
1963	Let Freedom Ring — Jackie McLean	piano
1966	This Is Criss! — Sonny Criss	piano
1967	Portrait of Sonny Criss — Sonny Criss	piano
1968	The Way Ahead — Archie Shepp	piano
1972	Attica Blues — Archie Shepp	electric piano, piano
1973	Horn Culture — Sonny Rollins	piano
1975	There's a Trumpet in My Soul — Archie Shepp	electric piano
1977	Day Dream — Archie Shepp	piano
1985	Vocalese — The Manhattan Transfer	piano
2000	Jazz in Paris: Byrd in Paris — Donald Byrd	piano
2009	Look, Stop, and Listen — Philly Joe Jones	piano