Artist: Walter Bishop Jr. Trio
Album: Speak Low Again
Genre: Bop, Hard Bop
Label: Venus Records
Released: 1994/2015
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Tracklist:
- Speak Low 07:02
- Valley Land 06:01
- Bish Bash Blues 06:14
- The Masquerade is Over 09:13
- Keiko's Samba 05:48
- Just Friends 05:11
- Yardbird Suite 04:50
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- Personnel:
- Walter Bishop Jr. - piano
- Paul Brown - bass
- Al Harewood - drums
This is one of the last sessions by Walter Bishop, Jr. prior to his death in 1998. The veteran bop pianist is in great form on this trio date with bassist Paul Brown and drummer Al Harewood, which mixes standards, bop classics, and several originals. Bishop's jaunty approach to "Yardbird Suite" is a gem, while his lush treatment of "The Masquerade Is Over" finds the rhythm section staying softly in the background. He revisits "Speak Low," a centerpiece of his first date as a leader some 32 years earlier, playfully detouring into Billy Strayhorn's "Rain Check" and leaving room for a few drum breaks by Harewood. His "Valley Land" is an intense mid-tempo samba, while "Keiko's Samba" kicks into a higher gear. This Japanese CD on the Venus label is worth seeking.
Review by Ken Dryden