Midnight Blue
Download links and information about Midnight Blue by Walter Bishop, Jr.. This album was released in 1991 and it belongs to Jazz, Bop genres. It contains 12 tracks with total duration of 01:08:10 minutes.
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| Artist: | Walter Bishop, Jr. |
| Release date: | 1991 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Bop |
| Tracks: | 12 |
| Duration: | 01:08:10 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Seewt and Lovely | 6:27 |
| 2. | Never Let Me Go | 5:25 |
| 3. | You Don't Know What Love It Was | 5:00 |
| 4. | Lady Barbara | 4:36 |
| 5. | I Should Care | 6:14 |
| 6. | More I See You | 4:47 |
| 7. | The Christmas Song | 5:15 |
| 8. | Farmer's Delight | 4:51 |
| 9. | Up Jumped Spring | 8:25 |
| 10. | Autumn In New York | 6:13 |
| 11. | What Is This Thing Called Love | 4:51 |
| 12. | Midnight Blue | 6:06 |
Details
[Edit]This 1991 session is one of Walter Bishop, Jr.'s final dates as a leader prior to his death in 1998 and it is well worth acquiring. With bassist Reggie Johnson and drummer Doug Sides on hand, the bop pianist is in top form. A jaunty "Sweet and Lovely" starts the CD with gusto, followed by an intense, rather brisk samba treatment of "Never Let Me Go." His approach to Mel Tormé's timeless holiday favorite, "The Christmas Song," is a bit more strident than one would expect, but his version won't be confused with anyone else's. Freddie Hubbard's waltz "Up Jumped Spring" finds him skating around the theme in a sometimes discordant manner reminiscent of Monk, while his quotes of "Greensleeves," "Willow Weep for Me," and even "Blue Monk" add a touch of humor. Bishop wrote three of the 12 songs, including the very bluesy "Midnight Blue," the tricky bop piece "Lady Barbara," and "Farmer's Delight," a delightful hard bop vehicle. Recommended.