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Article: Bailey's Bundles

The State of Organ Jazz 2010 (Pt. 1): Wayne Escoffery, Dan Pratt and Matthew Kaminski

Read "The State of Organ Jazz 2010 (Pt. 1): Wayne Escoffery, Dan Pratt and Matthew Kaminski" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Organ-based jazz inhabits a unique place as a sub-genre. The combination of the sacred churchy organ with the decadence of blues and bebop made for a heady brew after the introduction of the format by Wild Bill Davis and Bill Doggett in the 1950s. Qualitatively, the names that loom largest in organ jazz are Jimmy Smith, ...

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Article: Live Review

Seleno Clarke: Bringing The Music Back To Harlem

Read "Seleno Clarke: Bringing The Music Back To Harlem" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Seleno ClarkeAmerican Legion248 W. 132nd St., New York City Jazz went east in the 1920s and '30s, moving from New Orleans and Chicago to Harlem. But jazz left Harlem in the 1960s, when it moved to clubs downtown and R&B and rock began to take over. Music in general began to leave; for ...

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Johnny Come Lately

Featuring the music of Wild Bill Davis
Duration: 3:22

Organist Wild Bill Davis and drummer Mickey Roker at the 1989 Montreux Jazz Festival.
Album

Joe's Blues

Label: Lone Hill Jazz
Released: 2007
Track listing: Joe's Blues; Joe's Blues; I'll Walk Alone; Harmony In Harlem; Warm Valley; Wild Bill Blues; Somebody Loves Me; Solitude; Clementine; Wings & Things; Wings And Things; Spotted Dog; Casanova; Dow De Dow Dow Dow; Peg O' My Heart; The Nearness Of You; Imbo; Take The "A" Train;

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The Everest Years

Label: Empire Musicwerks
Released: 2005
Track listing: The Madison Time (Part II); Blue Skies; Soft Winds; Organ Grinder's Swing; Flying Home; Independence Hora; I Will Follow You; That Was Yesterday; Milk & Honey; Let's Not Waste A Moment; Dis Heah; Angel Eyes; What's New; Like Young; Wenkie; 'Round Midnight; Blues for Joe; Cubato; and more.

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Article: Album Review

Wild Bill Davis: The Everest Years

Read "The Everest Years" reviewed by David Rickert


Will Bill Davis was the pioneer of the organ in jazz, but got left bobbing in the wake after gentlemen like Jimmy Smith and Baby Face Willette hit the scene. However, while hanging around in the margins, Davis continued to plug on, demonstrating that he could hang with the best of them. The Everest Years collects ...

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Article: Album Review

Wild Bill Davis: The Everest Years

Read "The Everest Years" reviewed by Norman Weinstein


This CD is an extraordinary sampling of the antics of Wild Bill Davis on the Hammond B-3 organ, as collected from five albums on the Everest label. With all of the renewed interest in jazz organ lately--Tori Amos listening to vintage Jimmy Smith sessions, etc.--this is a timely reissue. With due respect to Jimmy Smith, Davis ...

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Out Of Nowhere

Label: Sound Triangle Records
Released: 1993

Album

Johnny Hodges - Wild Bill Davis

Label: Verve Records
Released: 1989
Track listing: Blue Hodge; Hodge Podge; Knuckles; Jones; I Cried For You; A&R Blues; Wings And Things; Peg O' My Heart; Spotted Dog; Blues For Madeleine; Rabbit Out Of The Hat; Hash Brown; Harmony In Harlem; Blues O'Mighty;

Album

70th / 30th Anniversary Live Concert

Label: Sound Triangle Records
Released: 1987


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