egroj world: Wild Bill Davis • Lover

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Wild Bill Davis • Lover

Wild Bill Davis, fue un músico excepcional y un virtuoso del órgano Hammond, un instrumento claramente influenciado y utilizado en las iglesias norteamericanas.

Podemos decir sin lugar a dudas que Wild Bill Davis es junto al excelente organista, Milt Buckner, uno de los músicos mas brillantes de este instrumento. Wild fue músico puente entre las orquestas de la época del swing y los sonidos negros del Rhythm & Blues de los años cincuenta y sesenta. Wild Bill Davis fue junto al guitarrista, Floyd Smith y al batería Chris Culumbus quienes primero formaron un combo de jazz con el órgano de por medio.

Sus primeros comienzos como músico fueron como guitarrista en 1939 en la banda de Milt Larkin’ donde actuaban como pareja de saxofonistas el gran Eddie Cleanhead Wilson y el maestro Arnett Cobb.

El primer guitarrista de de la banda era el magnifico Freddie Green. En 1945 se pasó al piano con el quinteto de Louis Jordan y su grupo denominado “Louis Jordan’s and Symphony Five” desde donde producían arreglos para músicos de la talla de Duke Ellington o Count Basie. Precisamente con este ultimo Wild Bill Davis colaboró en los arreglos del celebérrimo tema de Basie titulado “April in Paris”.

Admirador del sonido del piano y del órgano del maestro Fats Waller, Wild Bill Davis, empieza a ensayar en sus actuaciones con el órgano Hammond y consigue ser un virtuoso del instrumento dominándolo a la perfección. Sus actuaciones con Johnny Hodges o Paul Gonsalves todavía son recordadas.

Ya en los años setenta la aparición de organistas básicos en el jazz como Jimmy Smith o Bill Dogett lo eclipsaron de los escenarios y murió prácticamente olvidado por todos.

Fuente: http://www.apoloybaco.com

///////

Wild Bill Davis was an exceptional musician and virtuoso of the Hammond organ, an instrument clearly influenced and used in American churches.

We can say without a doubt that Wild Bill Davis is together with the excellent organist, Milt Buckner, one of the most brilliant musicians of this instrument. Wild was a bridge musician between the orchestras of the swing era and the black sounds of the Rhythm & Blues of the fifties and sixties. Wild Bill Davis was joined by guitarist Floyd Smith and drummer Chris Culumbus who first formed a jazz combo with the organ in between.

His first beginnings as a musician were as a guitarist in 1939 in the band of Milt Larkin' where the great Eddie Cleanhead Wilson and the master Arnett Cobb acted as a pair of saxophonists.

The band's first guitarist was the magnificent Freddie Green. In 1945 he moved to the piano with Louis Jordan's quintet and his group called "Louis Jordan's and Symphony Five" from where they produced arrangements for musicians such as Duke Ellington or Count Basie. Precisely with this last Wild Bill Davis collaborated in the arrangements of the famous Basie song titled "April in Paris".

An admirer of the sound of the piano and the organ of master Fats Waller, Wild Bill Davis begins to rehearse in his performances with the Hammond organ and manages to be a virtuoso of the instrument mastering it to perfection. His performances with Johnny Hodges or Paul Gonsalves are still remembered.

Already in the seventies the appearance of basic jazz organists such as Jimmy Smith or Bill Dogett eclipsed him from the stage and he died practically forgotten by everyone.

Source: http://www.apoloybaco.com

Tracklist:
A1.Moon River
Written By – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
A2.Stella By Starlight
Written By – Ned Washington, Victor Young
A3.That Old Black Magic
Written By – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
A4.Love Letters
Written By – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
A5.My Ideal
Written By – Leo Robin, Newell Chase, Richard Whiting
A6.Mona Lisa
Written By – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
B1.The Lady's In Love With You
Written By – Burton Lane, Frank Loesser
B2.The Nearness Of You
Written By – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
B3.I Remember You
Written By – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
B4.(When We're Alone)Penthouse Serenade
Written By – Val Burton, Will Jason
B5.Out Of Nowhere
Written By – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green
B6.Lover
Written By – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers