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Walter Bishop Jr.: Bish at the Bank: Live in Baltimore

Read "Bish at the Bank: Live in Baltimore" reviewed by Troy Dostert


Although he played with many of the icons of bebop's formative years from Bird to Miles, as well as those who were starting to reach for something beyond, including Ken McIntyre and Jackie McLean, pianist Walter Bishop Jr. never got his due as a leader, remaining woefully under-recorded until the 1970s. Most of his albums remain out of print, with the notable exceptions being The Walter Bishop Jr. Trio / 1965 (Prestige) and Coral Keys (Black Jazz, 1971)--and by the ...

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Harold Vick: Steppin' Out

Harold Vick: Steppin' Out

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

To pay the bills and gain experience in the 1950s, a surprising number of jazz saxophonists began their careers in R&B bands. The list is too long to run out here but it includes John Coltrane, Benny Golson, Stanley Turrentine, Hank Crawford and Tina Brooks. There certainly was plenty of work at urban bars in African-American neighborhoods and all along the so-called Chitlin' Circuit—the archipelago of clubs between the East Coast and Midwest that hired such instrumental groups. One of ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Bish at the Bank:...

Reel to Real Records
2023

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After The Dance

Timeless
1977

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Don't Look Back

Timeless
1974

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All

Blue Note Records
1972

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Straight Up

Timeless
1967

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