Davis Cup (album)

Davis Cup
Studio album by Walter Davis Jr.
Released	1959
Recorded	August 2, 1959
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:58
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Walter Davis Jr. chronology
Davis Cup (1959) Night Song (1979)

Davis Cup is the debut album by American pianist Walter Davis Jr. featuring performances recorded in 1959 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states "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.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Walter Davis Jr.

1. "'S Make It" - 5:08
2. "Loodle-Lot" - 6:00
3. "Sweetness" - 8:15
4. "Rhumba Nhumba" - 7:01
5. "Minor Mind" - 6:28
6. "Millie's Delight" - 5:06

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on August 2, 1959

Personnel

• Walter Davis Jr. - piano
• Donald Byrd - trumpet
• Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
• Sam Jones - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

References

1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed October 11, 2010