''Bish Bash'' is an album by pianist
Walter Bishop Jr. that was recorded in 1964 and 1968 and released on the
Xanadu
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Xanadu Records discography
accessed April 29, 2014
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review by Scott Yanow recommended the album awarding it 4 stars and stating: "the two obscure sessions on this Xanadu set were pianist Walter Bishop Jr.'s only dates as a leader during the 1964-70 period... Throughout, Walter Bishop Jr. plays at his most creative, extending the bebop tradition during the enjoyable performances".[Yanow, S.]
Allmusic Review
accessed April 29, 2014
Track listing
All compositions by Walter Bishop Jr. except where noted.
# " Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini
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, Johnny Mercer
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) – 13:43
# "Willow Weep for Me
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" (Ann Ronell
Ann Ronell (née Rosenblatt; December 25, 1905 — December 25, 1993) was an American composer and lyricist. She was best known for the standards "Willow Weep for Me" (1932) and "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" (1933).
Early life
Ronell was bor ...
) – 14:23
# " Summertime" (George Gershwin
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, DuBose Heyward) – 3:36
# "Minor Motive" – 3:36
# "Yesterday's Dream" – 5:18
# "Party Time" – 2:00
# "My Man's Gone Now
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" (Gershwin, Heyward) – 4:03
# "Viva" – 2:57
Personnel
* Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
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* Frank Haynes – tenor saxophone
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(track 1 & 2)
*Eddie Khan
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Discography As sideman
* Bill Barron: ''Modern Windows Suite'' (Sav ...
(tracks 1-3), Reggie Johnson (tracks 4-8) – bass
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*Dick Berk
Richard Alan Berk (May 22, 1939 – February 8, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader.
Career
A native of San Francisco, California, he studied at the Berklee College of Music and played in the Boston area early in the 1960s. In 1 ...
(tracks 1-3), Idris Muhammad
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(tracks 4-8) – drums
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References
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Walter Bishop Jr. albums
1975 albums
Xanadu Records albums
Albums produced by Don Schlitten