Walter "King" Fleming (May 4, 1922 – April 1, 2014) was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
A classmate of Sonny Cohn, after playing trombone in the McKinley High School band, Fleming went on to study at the Midwest College of Music. He had already led several informal bands before King Fleming and His Swing Band first performed in September 1942. When he was drafted into the U.S. Army in July 1943, the band continued performing under the leadership of other bandmembers until too many of its members had been called up for it to be viable.
Discharged in 1945, Fleming started doing session work in Los Angeles and joined Johnnie Alston & His All Stars for recording dates backing Wynonie "Blues" Harris on Apollo. Johnny Alston and His Orchestra later signed for the Bihari Brothers' Modern label, and Fleming and Al "Cake" Wichard were joined by Addison Farmer. By mid-1946, Fleming had joined the Swing combo Oliver "King" Perry's Pied Pipers with Norman Bowden (trumpet); George "Happy" Johnson (trombone); Wesley Prince (bass) and Joe Harris (drums) before returning to Chicago to lead his own King Fleming's Four with Jay Peters (tenor sax), "Hog" Mason (bass), and Tommy Hill (drums) and getting a write-up in Down Beat for June 18, 1947.
In 1950 he was a member of the Dallas Bartley Quartet, with Johnny Thompson (tenor sax) and Oliver Coleman (drums), and that summer he recorded as a session pianist for the vocal group, the Dozier Boys, at their recording session for Chess Records. Later that year he joined Oliver Coleman's Palmaires; the other members were Nelson Berry (tenor saxophone) and Sylvester Hickman (bass).
In 1954 he finally recorded under his own name, on the Blue Lake label, with John Neely (tenor saxophone); Russell Williams (bass); Aubrie Jones (drums); Lorez Alexandria (vocals) and in 1955 for the Chess label. The Chess brothers invited him back the following year, again with vocalist Lorez Alexandria, to record "Stompin' at the Savoy". In 1957, his group backed Lorez Alexandria on her first two albums for the King label, and collaborated with Muhal Richard Abrams, who wrote arrangements for a King Fleming-led big band.
Between 1960 and 1965, he recorded three piano trio albums for Argo and Cadet Records, which were Phil and Leonard Chess's jazz labels. He also appeared on two singles released locally by singer George Green.
After many years during which his trio worked steadily in the Chicago area without drawing interest from the recording industry, King Fleming resurfaced on the Southport label in 1996.
Fleming died at the age of 91 at a retirement home in Manteno, Illinois on April 1, 2014.
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Walter "King" Fleming (4 de mayo de 1922 - 1 de abril de 2014) fue un pianista de jazz y director de banda estadounidense. Nació en Chicago, Illinois.
Compañero de clase de Sonny Cohn, después de tocar el trombón en la banda de la escuela secundaria McKinley, Fleming fue a estudiar a la Escuela de Música del Medio Oeste. Ya había dirigido varias bandas informales antes de que King Fleming y su banda de swing actuaran por primera vez en septiembre de 1942. Cuando fue reclutado por el Ejército de los Estados Unidos en julio de 1943, la banda continuó tocando bajo el liderazgo de otros miembros de la banda hasta que demasiados de sus miembros fueron llamados para que fuera viable.
Licenciado en 1945, Fleming comenzó a hacer sesiones en Los Ángeles y se unió a Johnnie Alston & His All Stars para grabar fechas que respaldaban a Wynonie "Blues" Harris en el Apollo. Johnny Alston y su orquesta firmaron más tarde para el sello Modern de los Hermanos Bihari, y a Fleming y Al "Cake" Wichard se les unió Addison Farmer. A mediados de 1946, Fleming se unió al combo de Swing Oliver "King" Perry's Pied Pipers con Norman Bowden (trompeta); George "Happy" Johnson (trombón); Wesley Prince (bajo) y Joe Harris (batería) antes de regresar a Chicago para dirigir su propio King Fleming's Four con Jay Peters (saxo tenor), "Hog" Mason (bajo), y Tommy Hill (batería) y obtener una reseña en Down Beat para el 18 de junio de 1947.
En 1950 fue miembro del Dallas Bartley Quartet, con Johnny Thompson (saxo tenor) y Oliver Coleman (batería), y ese verano grabó como pianista de sesión para el grupo vocal, los Dozier Boys, en su sesión de grabación para Chess Records. Más tarde ese año se unió a los Palmaires de Oliver Coleman; los otros miembros eran Nelson Berry (saxo tenor) y Sylvester Hickman (bajo).
En 1954 finalmente grabó bajo su propio nombre, en el sello Blue Lake, con John Neely (saxo tenor); Russell Williams (bajo); Aubrie Jones (batería); Lorez Alexandria (voz) y en 1955 para el sello Chess. Los hermanos Chess lo invitaron al año siguiente, de nuevo con el vocalista Lorez Alexandria, para grabar "Stompin' at the Savoy". En 1957, su grupo apoyó a Lorez Alexandria en sus dos primeros álbumes para el sello King, y colaboró con Muhal Richard Abrams, que escribió los arreglos para una gran banda liderada por King Fleming.
Entre 1960 y 1965, grabó tres álbumes de trío de piano para Argo y Cadet Records, que eran los sellos de jazz de Phil y Leonard Chess. También apareció en dos singles publicados localmente por el cantante George Green.
Después de muchos años durante los cuales su trío trabajó constantemente en el área de Chicago sin despertar el interés de la industria discográfica, King Fleming resurgió en el sello Southport en 1996.
Fleming murió a la edad de 91 años en una casa de retiro en Manteno, Illinois el 1 de abril de 2014.
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A1 Time Out 3:30
A2 On Green Dolphin Steet 3:05
A3 I Didn't Know What Time It Was 3:34
A4 Stand By Part 1 2:44
A5 Then I'll Be Tired Of You 3:33
B1 Junction City Blues 2:36
B2 Song Of Paradise 1:56
B3 Stand By Part 2 4:32
B4 Lonely One 2:34
B5 Gypsy In My Soul 3:01
B6 Between The Toes 3:00
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