Bish at the Bank: Live in Baltimore

by Walter Bishop Jr.

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Hand-numbered (to 3,000), double LP set was transferred from the original tape reels and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl, boasts 100 minutes of music and is packaged in a gatefold sleeve with an extensive booklet.

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1.	My Secret Love (12:47) 12:46	buy track
2.	Blues (12:23) 12:18	buy track
3.	Days Of Wine & Roses (14:55) 14:53	buy track
4.	Quiet Nights 10:10 10:11	buy track
5.	If I Were a Bell (11:00) 11:00	buy track
6.	So What (13:45) 13:44	buy track
7.	Willow Weep for Me (11:46) 11:45	buy track
8.	Pfrancing (No Blues) (13:02) 13:03	buy track

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Bish at the Bank: Live in Baltimore is an official previously unissued set of recordings by one of the unsung heroes of bebop jazz piano, Walter Bishop Jr., featuring a swinging trio with Harold Vick on saxophone, Lou McIntosh on bass and Dick Berk on drums. This hand-numbered (to 3,000), double LP set was transferred from the original tape reels and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl, boasts 100 minutes of music and is packaged in a gatefold sleeve with an extensive booklet with essays by esteemed jazz journalist Ted Panken and jazz video journalist and friend of Bishop's, Bret Primack; rare photos by Don Schlitten, Raymod Ross and Jan Persson; plus, poetry pieces written by Bishop. The set is produced by label owner musician Cory Weeds and "Jazz Detective" producer Zev Feldman. The double LP set consists of 2 shows recorded in Baltimore, Maryland, disc one recorded at The Madison Club on August 28, 1966 and The Famous Ballroom on February 26, 1967.

Harlem-born Bishop began his performing and recording career as part of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers on his debut Blue Note album in 1948. His bebop style continued on with gigs and recordings with Kenny Dorham, Jimmy Heath, Milt Jackson, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Oscar Pettiford, Wynton Kelly and many others. In the 1960s he fronted a trio with Jimmy Garrison and G.T. Hogan. He recorded for various independent labels including Jazztime, Black Jazz and Muse Records.

The 8-track set cooks with 2 Miles Davis compositions along with standards such as "Willow Weep for Me," Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Quiet Nights" and Henry Mancini's "The Days of Wine and Roses."

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released April 21, 2023

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Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
Harold Vick – tenor & soprano saxophone, flute
Lou McIntosh – bass
Dick Berk – drums

Produced for release by CORY WEEDS and ZEV FELDMAN
Executive Producer: CORY WEEDS
Associate Producer: JOHN FOWLER
Project Assistance: ZAK SHELBY-SZYSZKO
Sound Restoration by CHRIS GESTRIN
LP Mastering by KEVIN GRAY at COHEARENT AUDIO
Original Recording Engineer: VERNON WELSH
Recorded Live at The Madison Club in Baltimore, MD on August 28, 1966 (Side A & B) and at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore, MD on February 26, 1967 (Side C &D)
Cover Photo:
Art Direction and Design: JOHN SELLARDS
Album Package Editor: SHARON MCINNIS
Production Manager: CORY WEEDS
Photo Research: ZEV FELDMAN and ZAK SHELBY-SZYSZKO

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Walter Bishop Jr. New York, New York

Harlem-born Bishop began his career as part of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers on his 1948 debut album. His bebop style continued on with gigs and recordings with Kenny Dorham, Jimmy Heath, Milt Jackson, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Oscar Pettiford, Wynton Kelly and many others. In the '60s he fronted a trio with Jimmy Garrison and G.T. Hogan. He recorded for various independent labels. ... more

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