Wild Bill Davis (November 24, 1918 – August 17, 1995) was the stage name of American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

pianist, organist, and arranger William Strethen Davis. He is best known for his pioneering jazz

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recordings and for his tenure with the

Tympany Five Tympany Five was a successful and influential American rhythm and blues and jazz dance band founded by Louis Jordan in 1938. The group was composed of a horn section of three to five different pieces and also drums, double bass, guitar and pi ...

, the backing group for

Louis Jordan Louis Thomas Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as " the King of the Jukebox", he earned his high ...

. Prior to the emergence of Jimmy Smith in 1956, Davis (whom Smith had reportedly first seen playing organ in the 1930s) was the pacesetter among organists.

Biography

Davis was born in

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and grew up in Parsons, Kansas. He first learned music from his father who was a professional singer. He received further musical training at the Tuskegee Institute (now

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) in Alabama, and at

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in Marshall, Texas. In his early career he took inspiration from

Fats Waller Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, violinist, singer, and comedic entertainer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz pi ...

and

Art Tatum Arthur Tatum Jr. (, October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest in his field. From early in his career, Tatum's technical ability was regarded by fellow musicians as extraord ...

. Davis moved to Chicago, where he originally played guitar and wrote arrangements for

Milt Larkin Milt Larkin (October 10, 1910, Navasota, Texas, Navasota, Texas – August 31, 1996) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and singer.Arnett Cobb,

Illinois Jacquet Jean-Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. Although he was a pioneer of t ...

, and

Tom Archia Ernest Alvin Archia, Jr. (November 26, 1919 – January 16, 1977) known as Tom Archia, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Early life Archia was born in Groveton, Texas, moving with his family as a child to Rockdale and then Baytown, ...

on horns. In 1943 he played guitar and wrote arrangements for Earl Hines. Davis first worked as a pianist in Chicago with

and his band ''

'', whom he played with regularly from 1945 through 1949. He played a crucial role as the pianist-arranger for that ensemble at the height of their success in the years 1945 through 1947. He also played piano in a recording with

Buster Bennett James Joseph "Buster" Bennett (March 19, 1914 – July 3, 1980) was an American blues saxophonist and blues shouter. His nickname was "Leap Frog". At various times in his career, he played the soprano saxophone, the alto, and the tenor. H ...

in 1945. After leaving Jordan and the ''Tympany Five'', Davis pursued a career as an solo organist in 1950. He moved to the East Coast. He also recorded again with Buster Bennett and worked with

Claude McLin Claude McLin (December 27, 1925 – July 21, 1995)
was an American

. In 1951 he formed the Bill Davis Trio (aka the "Wild Bill Davis Trio"), which consisted of Chris Columbus on drums and the left-handed guitarist Bill Jennings, that recorded for

OKeh Records Okeh Records () is an American record label founded by the Otto Heinemann Phonograph Corporation, a phonograph supplier established in 1916, which branched out into phonograph records in 1918. The name was spelled "OkeH" from the initials of Ott ...

. Davis continued to lead his trio for decades, with other musicians swapping in and out periodically. The trio would always include organ and drums with either guitar or double bass. For decades his trio spent summers playing in

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. Davis was originally supposed to record " April in Paris" with

Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...

's Orchestra in 1955 but when he could not make the session, Basie used his arrangement for the full band and had a major hit. Some musicians he did record with include saxophonists

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(1955), Arnett Cobb (1959), and

Johnny Hodges Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano ...

(1961, 1963–66); and singer

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

(1963). In addition to working with his own group, Davis recorded and led tours with

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

from 1969 through 1971. In the 1970s he recorded for the

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label in Paris, France with a variety of swing all-stars, including saxophonist and clarinetist

Buddy Tate George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (February 22, 1913 – February 10, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Tate was born in Sherman, Texas, United States, and first played the alto saxophone. According to the website All A ...

(1972); trombonist

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(1972); saxophonist and blues shouter

Eddie Vinson Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (born Edward L. Vinson Jr.; December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988) was an American jump blues, jazz, bebop and rhythm and blues, R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter. He was nicknamed Cleanhead after an incident in whi ...

(1972); double bass player

Slam Stewart Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (September 21, 1914December 10, 1987) was an American jazz double bass player, whose trademark style was his ability to bow the bass (arco) and simultaneously hum or sing an octave higher. He was a violinist before swi ...

(1972), tenor saxophonist

(1973), and tenor saxophonist Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (1976). He played with

Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles M ...

from 1978 through 1980. The duo appeared periodically after at festivals through the early 1990s. In 1983 Davis recorded with French jazz saxophonist

Guy Lafitte Guy Lafitte (12 January 1927 – 10 June 1998) was a French jazz saxophonist. Career A native of Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France, he worked with Mezz Mezzrow from 1951 to 1952 and Big Bill Broonzy in 1951. In 1954 he made Paris his home and ...

in 1983. In 1987 he toured with trombonist

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and his band. He also toured France with the ensemble '3 D' whose other members included French vibraphonist

Dany Doriz Daniel Dorisse, known professionally as Dany Doriz (born 7 September 1941 in Boissy-Saint-Léger) is a French jazz and blues vibraphonist and bandleader. Doriz learned saxophone and piano as a youth in addition to vibraphone, the latter of which ...

and French drummer

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. He appeared at many music festivals internationally during the 1980s and into the early 1990s. Davis died on August 17, 1995 in

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Discography

As leader/co-leader

* 1951: "Eyesight To The Blind" // "Catch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, Tell 'Em Nothing" (

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4-6808) * 1951: "Chicken Gumbo" // "Hi Diddle Diddle" (OKeh 4-6836) – note: these four songs feature Bill Jennings, Chris Columbus (AKA Chris Columbo) * 1952: '' Azure-Te (Paris Blues)'' ( Columbia 4-39819, sung by

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, composition: Bill Davis, lyrics: Donald Wolf), #30 on

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in 27 September 1952. * 1954: ''Here's Wild Bill Davis'' ( Epic LG-1004 0" LP – with

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, Chris Columbus * 1954: ''On The Loose'' (Epic LN-1121 0" LP – with Floyd Smith, Chris Columbus * 1955: ''Wild Bill Davis At Birdland'' (Epic LN-3118) – with Floyd Smith, Chris Columbus; reissued as ''Lullaby Of Birdland'' in 1972. * 1955: ''Evening Concerto'' (Epic LN-3308) – with Floyd Smith, Chris Columbus * 1956: ''Wild Bill Davis On Broadway'' (

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LP-9010) – with Floyd Smith, Joe Morris * 1956: ''Wild Bill Davis In Hollywood'' (Imperial LP-9015) – with Floyd Smith, Joe Morris * 1959: ''Wild Bill Davis Swings Hit Songs From "

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"'' (

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LPBR-5014/SDBR-1014) – with Maurice Simon,

Milt Hinton Milton John Hinton (June 23, 1910 – December 19, 2000) was an American double bassist and photographer. Regarded as the Dean of American jazz bass players, his nicknames included "Sporty" from his years in Chicago, "Fump" from his time on the ...

Jo Jones Jonathan David Samuel Jones (October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. A band leader and pioneer in jazz percussion, Jones anchored the Count Basie Orchestra rhythm section from 1934 to 1948. He was sometimes k ...

* 1959: ''Flying High With Wild Bill Davis'' (Everest LPBR-5052/SDBR-1052) – with George Clark, Bill Jennings,

Grady Tate Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated '' Schoolhou ...

* 1960: ''Dance The Madison!'' (Everest LPBR-5094/SDBR-1094) * 1960: ''Organ Grinder's Swing'' (Everest LPBR-5116/SDBR-1116) – reissue of ''Dance The Madison!'' * 1961: ''Dis Heah (This Here)'' (Everest LPBR-5125/SDBR-1125) * 1961: ''The Music From Milk & Honey'' (Everest LPBR-5133/SDBR-1133) – with

Charlie Shavers Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He ...

* 1961: ''

Blue Hodge ''Blue Hodge'' is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1961 and released on the Verve label.

'' (

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V6-8406) – with

; reissued on CD in 2007 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ10286). * 1962: ''One More Time'' (

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CRL-57417) * 1962: ''Lover'' (Coral CRL-57427) * 1963: ''Wild Wild Wild Wild Wild Wild Wild Wild Wild Wild Bill Davis'' (Imperial LP-9201/LP-12201) * 1963: '' Mess of Blues'' (Verve V6-8570) – with Johnny Hodges,

Kenny Burrell Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 ...

; reissued on CD in 2007 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ10285). * 1964: ''

Blue Rabbit ''Blue Rabbit'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis featuring performances recorded in 1963 and 1964 and released on the Verve label.

'' (Verve V6-8599) – with Johnny Hodges; reissued on CD in 2007 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ10286). * 1965: ''Free, Frantic And Funky'' (

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LSP-3314) * 1965: '' Con-Soul & Sax'' (RCA Victor LSP-3393) – with Johnny Hodges; reissued on CD in 2007 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ10283). * 1965: '' Joe's Blues'' (Verve V6-8617) – with Johnny Hodges,

Grant Green Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms ...

; reissued on CD in 2007 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ10284). * 1965: '' Wings & Things'' (Verve V6-8630) – with Johnny Hodges, Grant Green; reissued on CD in 2007 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ10284). * 1966: '' Blue Pyramid'' (Verve V6-8635) – with Johnny Hodges; reissued on CD in 2007 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ10283). * 1966: ''Live At Count Basie's'' (RCA Victor LSP-3578) * 1966: ''

Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges in Atlantic City ''Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges in Atlantic City'' is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis. The album features performances recorded in Atlantic City in 1966 and was released on the RCA Victor la ...

'' (RCA Victor LSP-3706) – with Johnny Hodges; reissued as ''In A Mellotone'' in 1990; reissued on CD in 2007 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ10283). * 1967: ''Midnight to Dawn'' (RCA Victor LSP-3799) * 1968: ''Flying Home'' (Sunset/Liberty SUM-1191/SUS-5191) – compilation of material recorded for Everest Records. * 1969: ''Doin' His Thing'' (RCA Victor LSP-4139) * 1971: ''Wonderful World Of Love'' (

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TRCS-1509) * 1972: ''Impulsions'' (Disques Black & Blue 33.037) – with Floyd Smith, Chris Columbus * 1972: ''Midnight Slows, Vol. 2'' (Disques Black & Blue 33.045) – with Buddy Tate, Floyd Smith, Chris Columbus * 1972: ''

& Wild Bill Davis'' (Disques Black & Blue 33.054) – with Floyd Smith, Chris Columbus; reissued on CD as ''Broadway'' in 1987 by Black & Blue. * 1973: ''

With Wild Bill Davis'' (Disques Black & Blue 33.044) – with Al Bartee; reissued on CD as ''The Man I Love'' in 1995 by Black & Blue. * 1973: ''Illinois Jacquet With Wild Bill Davis, Vol. 2'' (Disques Black & Blue 33.082) – with Al Bartee * 1976: ''Wild Bill Davis & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Live!'' (Disques Black & Blue 33.303) – with Billy Butler, Oliver Jackson * 1976: ''Wild Bill Davis & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Live! Vol. 2'' (Disques Black & Blue 33.308) – with Billy Butler, Oliver Jackson * 1976: ''All Right OK You Win'' (Disques Black & Blue 33.133) – with

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" (later shortened in "Jaws"): it is either said that ...

, Billy Butler, Oliver Jackson * 1986: ''Live At Swiss Radio, Studio Zürich'' (Jazz Connaisseur JCLP-8701) – with Clifford Scott, Dickie Thompson, Clyde Lucas * 1986: ''Greatest Organ Solos Ever!'' (Jazz Connaisseur JCLP-8702) – solo organ * 1987: ''70th/30th Anniversary Live Concert'' (Die Mühle A-850581) – with Austrian jazz organist T.C. Pfeiler http://www.tcpfeiler.com * 1990: ''Wild Bill Davis Super Trio: That's All'' (Jazz Connaisseur JCCD-9005) – with

Plas Johnson Plas John Johnson Jr. (born July 21, 1931) is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most widely known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He also performs on alto and baritone sax ...

, Butch Miles * 2004: ''In the Groove!'' (Fresh Sound FSRCD-308) – with George Clark, Bill Jennings, Grady Tate; CD compilation of material recorded for Everest Records. * 2004: ''In a Mellow Tone'' (Fresh Sound FSRCD-309) – with George Clark, Bill Jennings, Grady Tate; CD compilation of material recorded for Everest Records. * 2005: ''Organology By Wild Bill Davis: April In Paris (Vol. 1)'' (Ocium Records

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OCM-0046) – CD compilation of material recorded for Epic Records. * 2005: ''Organology by Wild Bill Davis: Syncopated Clock (Vol. 2)'' (Ocium Records

OCM-0047) – CD compilation of material recorded for Epic Records. * 2005: ''The Everest Years (Expanded Edition)'' (Empire Musicwerks/Re Records/V.I. Music 50719) – CD compilation of Davis' five Everest albums. * 2014: ''Live at Sonny's Place 1985'' (Squatty Roo Records SQU-217) * 2014: ''Live at Sonny's Place 1986'' (Squatty Roo Records SQU-218) * 2021: ''The Wild Bill Davis Collection 1951-1960'' (Acrobat Records ADDCD-3373) – 2CD compilation of material recorded for the OKeh, Epic, Imperial, and Everest labels.

As sideman

With Ray Brown /

Milt Jackson Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solo ...

* '' Much in Common'' (Verve, 1964) With Billy Butler * ''Don't Be That Way'' (Black & Blue, 1976) With Arnett Cobb * ''

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* '' Jaws Strikes Again'' (Black & Blue, 1976) With

* '' New Orleans Suite'' (Atlantic, 1970) * ''

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'' (Solid State, 1970) With

* ''

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'' (Verve, 1963) With

*''

'' (Gene Norman Presents, 1955) With

* ''Floyd's Guitar Blues'' (Black & Blue, 1972) With

Sonny Stitt Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his ...

* '' The Matadors Meet the Bull'' (Roulette, 1965) * ''

What's New!!! ''What's New!!!'' (subtitled ''Sonny Stitt Plays the Varitone'') is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1966 and released on the Roulette label. The album represents Stitt's first recorded use of the varitone, an electronic amplificat ...

'' (Roulette, 1966)

References

External links

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