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Walter Norris

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on December 27, 1931, Norris first studied piano at home with his mother, then with John Summers, a local church organist. His first professional performances were with the Howard Williams Band in and around Little Rock during his junior high and high school years. After graduating from high school, Norris played briefly with Mose Allison, then did a two-year tour in the US Air Force. After his time in the Air Force, Norris played with Jimmy Ford in Houston, Texas, then moved to Los Angeles where he became an integral part of the West Coast Jazz scene. While in Los Angeles, he played on Jack Sheldon's first album and on Ornette Coleman's first album, Something Else! The Music of Ornette Coleman (1958) for Contemporary Records. In 1960, Norris relocated to New York City and formed a trio with guitarist Billy Bean and bassist Hal Gaylor, and the group made one album

2019: Striking A Balance In Review, Part 2

By HENNING BOLTE

Part 1 | Part 2This is the second part of an article that looks back and reflects on experiences with live music in 2019. This part deals with a musician's legacy (Ornette Coleman) and continues with an examination of artistic developments and dynamics in the jazz field in a festival (Jazzfest Berlin) and related ...

Paul Bley: When Will The Blues Leave

By JOHN EPHLAND

Ornette Coleman recorded “When Will The Blues Leave" in early 1958, released the next year on Something Else!!!! (Contemporary). Paul Bley played Coleman's blues four years later on The Floater Syndrome (Savoy Records), a trio recording with bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Pete La Roca. Both versions--Coleman's in a quintet with trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Don ...

The Last Set - Live at the A-Trane

By WALTER NORRIS

Label: ACT Music
Released: 2013
Track listing: 01. Tactics (Leszek Mozdzer) - 5:48; 02. From Another Star (Walter Norris) - 6:21; 03. Head Set Trance (Leszek Mozdzer) - 6:44; 04. Reflective (Walter Norris) - 4:18; 05. Spider Web (Aladar Pege) - 4:29; 06. Nefertiti (Wayne Shorter) - 7:41; 07. Postscript Blues (Walter Norris) - 09:00; 08. Tsunami (Leszek Mozdzer) - 06:51.