Walter Bishop Jr.
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American jazz pianist and recording artist (1927–1998)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1927-10-04
- Active to
- 1998-01-24
Discography
- Coral Keys1971
- Valley Land1976
- Old Folks1977
- Soliloquy1977
- Solo1977
- Soul Village1977
- Cubicle1978
- Hot House1979
- Just in Time1989
- What's New1991
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- 3,925
- Total plays
- 32,725
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Walter Bishop Jr. (1927-1998) was a jazz pianist, composer, and teacher. (The senior Walter Bishop was a composer of popular tunes, including Louis Jordan's hit "Jack, You're Dead.") Following WWII, Bishop played and recorded with a wide array of jazz luminaries, such as Art Blakey and Stan Getz. As a leader, he recorded albums for Black Jazz, Muse, and others. He studied at Julliard in the 1960s, taught in Los Angeles in the 1970s, and in the 1980s taught at the Hartt School of Music of the Uni
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Family name
- Bishop
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Educated at
- Juilliard School
- Employer
- University of Hartford
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
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- date of birth
- 1927-10-04
- date of death
- 1998-01-24
- place of burial
- Calverton National Cemetery
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