Davis Cup (album)

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Davis Cup
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1960[1]
RecordedAugust 2, 1959
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreHard bop
Length37:51
LabelBlue Note
BST 84018
ProducerAlfred Lion
Walter Davis Jr. chronology
Davis Cup
(1960)

(1979)

Davis Cup is the debut album by American pianist Walter Davis Jr. featuring performances recorded in 1959 and released on the Blue Note label in 1960.[2] It would be his only album for the label and one of the few recordings where he figured as the leader.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars [4]

In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine says: "Walter Davis Jr.'s debut record as a leader for Blue Note is a terrific hard bop session, a driving collection of six original tunes that emphasize the strengths not only of the pianist himself, but also his supporting band... It all adds up to a wonderful straight-ahead hard bop date, one that's so good it's a wonder that Davis didn't receive another chance to lead a session until 1979.[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Walter Davis Jr.
  1. "'Smake It" – 5:08
  2. "Loodle-Lot" – 5:58
  3. "Sweetness" – 8:14
  4. "Rhumba Nhumba" – 6:59
  5. "Minor Mind" – 6:26
  6. "Millie's Delight" – 5:06

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Schwann Stereo Record Guide, 1966
  2. ^ Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed October 11, 2010
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 354. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.


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