George Wallington, cuyo verdadero nombre era Giacinto Figlia (Palermo, Sicilia, 27 de octubre de 1924 - Cape Coral, Miami, 15 de febrero de 1993) fue un pianista y compositor italo-estadounidense de jazz.
Emigrado a Estados Unidos apenas recién nacido, aprende piano desde los nueve años de edad y, ya en la adolescencia, comienza a tocar en clubs de Nueva York. Conoce a Max Roach, con quien se incorpora al quinteto de Dizzy Gillespie, en 1944. Después tocará con Georgie Auld, Allen Eager, Red Rodney, Charlie Parker, Kai Winding y Gerry Mulligan, comenzando en 1949 a dirigir sus propios grupos, aunque sin dejar de colaborar con músicos como Lionel Hampton (1953) y realizar grabaciones con Serge Chaloff, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Tony Scott y otros muchos. Después, a finales de la década de 1950, abandona la escena musical para dirigir su propia empresa de aire acondicionado.
En 1984 hace una reaparición, grabando un álbum de piano solo y trabajando con Marian McPartland, además de aparecer en algunos grandes festivales.
Estilo
Wallington está considerado como uno de los arquetipos del pianista bop, y desarrolló su estilo de forma paralela pero cercana al de Bud Powell. Se caracterizaba por la originalidad de los acordes de paso que utilizaba para su mano izquierda, así como por la calidad de su sonido. Fue también importante su obra como compositor, especialmente tras su regreso en los años 1980.
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George Wallington (October 27, 1924, – February 15, 1993) was an American jazz pianist and composer.
Wallington was born Giacinto Figlia (some sources give "Giorgio") in Sicily, and then moved to the United States (New York) with his family in 1925. His father sang opera and introduced his son to classical music, but Wallington listened to jazz after hearing the music of saxophonist Lester Young. He said that he acquired the name Wallington in high school: "I like to wear flashy clothes [...] and the kids in the neighborhood would say, 'Hey, look at Wallington!'" He left school at the age of 15 to play piano in New York.
Later life and career
From 1943 to 1953 Wallington played with Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Marsala, Charlie Parker, Serge Chaloff, Allan Eager, Kai Winding, Terry Gibbs, Brew Moore, Al Cohn, Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims, and Red Rodney, and recorded as a leader for Savoy and Blue Note (1950). Wallington toured Europe in 1953 with Lionel Hampton's big band. In 1954-60 he led bands in New York that contained rising musicians including Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, and Phil Woods.
From 1954 to 1960 he led groups in New York that included newcomers Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, and Phil Woods, recording as leader with these musicians for the Prestige and Atlantic labels. A Blue Note septet session from 1954 George Wallington Showcase is not included in this discography.
In 1960 Wallington stopped playing music and moved to Florida to work in the family air conditioning business, citing the stress of endless touring. He returned to music in 1984 and recorded three albums, Virtuoso in 1984, Symphony of a Jazz Piano in 1986 and Pleasure of a Jazz Inspiration in 1992. He also performed at the 1985 Kool Jazz Festival in New York.
Compositions
His best-known compositions are "Lemon Drop" (which gained attention when played by Woody Herman in the late 1940s), and "Godchild" (one of the pieces played for The Birth of the Cool recordings led by Miles Davis).
Tracklist:
1 - In Salah - 5:20
2 - Up Tohickon Creek - 6:10
3 - Graduation Day - 4:50
4 - Indian Summer - 7:05
5 - 'Dis Mornin' - 8:00
6 - Sol's Ollie - 7:20
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Phil Woods
Bass – Teddy Kotick
Drums – Nick Stabulas
Piano – George Wallington
Trumpet – Donald Byrd
Notes:
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Recorded in Hackensack, NJ; March 1, 1957.
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Rudy Van Gelder
Label: Original Jazz Classics – OJCCD-1805-2, New Jazz – NJ-8207
Series: Original Jazz Classics Limited Edition Series –
Released: 1992
Original Released: 1957
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Bop
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