Davis Cup (album)

Davis Cup
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1960[1]
RecordedAugust 2, 1959
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreHard bop
Length37:51
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4018
ProducerAlfred Lion
Walter Davis Jr. chronology
Davis Cup
(1960)
Night Song
(1979)

Davis Cup is the debut album by American jazz pianist Walter Davis Jr. recorded on August 2, 1959 and released on Blue Note the following year—Davis's sole release for the label, and one of his few recordings as leader.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine says, "Walter Davis Jr.'s debut record as a leader for Blue Note is a terrific hard bop session, a driving collection of six original tunes that emphasize the strengths not only of the pianist himself, but also his supporting band... It all adds up to a wonderful straight-ahead hard bop date, one that's so good it's a wonder that Davis didn't receive another chance to lead a session until 1979."[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Walter Davis Jr.

Side 1

  1. "'Smake It" – 5:08
  2. "Loodle-Lot" – 5:58
  3. "Sweetness" – 8:14

Side 2

  1. "Rhumba Nhumba" – 6:59
  2. "Minor Mind" – 6:26
  3. "Millie's Delight" – 5:06

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ Schwann Stereo Record Guide, 1966
  2. ^ Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed October 11, 2010
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 354. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.