Kurz-Bio:
Der Jazz-Pianist, Organist und Arrangeur Wild Bill Davis wurde am 24. November 1918 in Glasgow, Missouri, als William Strethen Davis geboren und verstarb am 17. August 1995 in Moorestown, New Jersey.
Die Singles:
OKEH
08 51....4-6808....BILL DAVIS TRIO Bill Davis, Organ; Christopher Columbus, Drums; Bill Jennings, Guitar Vocal Chorus by Bill Davis..Eyesight To The Blind/Catch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, Tell 'Em Nothing
11 51....4-6836....BILL DAVIS TRIO Bill Davis, Organ; Christopher Columbus, Drums; Bill Jennings, Guitar Vocal Chorus by Bill Davis..Chicken Gumbo/Hi Diddle Diddle
02 52....4-6860....THE FOUR LADS with The Bill Davis Trio..Turn Back (ZSP 9133)/Tired Of Loving You (ZSP 9134)
04 52....4-6867....BILL DAVIS TRIO..Rough Ridin' (ZSP 9208)/Azure 'Te (ZSP 9209)
04 52....4-6879....BILL DAVIS TRIO..Without A Song (ZSP 7954)/Piccadilly Circus (ZSP 7955)
04 52....4-6880....DOLORES HAWKINS & THE FOUR LADS with The Bill Davis Trio..Rocks In My Bed (ZSP 9220)/DOLORES HAWKINS & THE FOUR LADS with Rhythm Acc. ..Heavenly Father (ZSP 7970)
08 52....4-6903....DOLORES HAWKINS & THE FOUR LADS with Rhythm Acc. ..Risin' Sun (ZSP 11087)/DOLORES HAWKINS & THE FOUR LADS with The Bill Davis Trio..Each Time (ZSP 9221)
09 52....4-6913....BILL DAVIS TRIO..Ooh-Ah-De-De-De (ZSP 11728)/Alexandria, VA. (ZSP 11729)
02 53....4-6946....BILL DAVIS TRIO..April In Paris (ZSP 13019)/Lullaby Of Birdland (ZSP 13020)
05 53....4-6965....BILL DAVIS..Nina Never Knew/Rhapsody In Blue
06 53....4-6983....BILL DAVIS..Pompton Turnpike (ZSP 14293)/The Jitterbug Waltz (ZSP 14294)
11 53....4-7013....BILL DAVIS TRIO..Theme From The Joe Louis Story (ZSP 30190)/Indian Summer (ZSP 30191)
03 54....4-7021....WILD BILL DAVIS TRIO..I Ain't Feeling So Good/Bring The Money In
06 54....4-7033....WILD BILL DAVIS TRIO..Come Rain Or Come Shine/Wailin' For Moondog
11 54....4-7047....WILD BILL DAVIS TRIO..Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Part 1) (RZSP 33217)/Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Part 2) (RZSP 33218)
04 55....4-7054....WILD BILL DAVIS TRIO..East Of The Sun (RZSP 10914)/Don't Get Around Much Anymore (RZSP 10911)
09 55....4-7059....WILD BILL DAVIS TRIO..Syncopated Clock (ZSP 36450)/Land Of Dreams (ZSP 36451)
EPIC
12 55....5-9137....WILD BILL DAVIS TRIO..April In Paris (ZSP 37221)/Lullaby Of Birdland (ZSP 37222)
IMPERIAL
08 56....X5399....WILD BILL DAVIS..Autumn Leaves (IR-15)/I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (IR-5)
11 56....X5420....WILD BILL DAVIS..Perdido (IM-1208)/Crosstown (IM-1209)
04 57....X5435....WILD BILL DAVIS..West Of Allah (IM-1266)/Wild Blues (IM-1264)
EVEREST
06 59....9-19303....GLORIA LYNNE with Wild Bill Davis and The Jo Jones Trio..June Night (78363)/Perdido (78364)
07 59....9-19308....GLORIA LYNNE with Wild Bill Davis and the Jo Jones Trio..But Not For Me (S-78442)/Just In Time (S-78443)
06 60....19358....WILD BILL DAVIS And His Orchestra..I Want A Little Girl (L8OW 5288)/Low Bottom (L8OW 5289)
08 60....19372....WILD BILL DAVIS AT THE ORGAN..Boogie Woogie (60-B-21)/Blues For Barbara (60-B-22)
01 61....19397....WILD BILL DAVIS & His Orchestra..Deep Echo (60-B-63)/Love Theme From The World Of Susie Wong (60-B-64)
10 61....19426....WILD BILL DAVIS AND CHARLIE SHAVERS..Independence Day Hora (-----------)/Like A Young Man (61 - B - 16)
CORAL - SILVER STAR SERIES
06 62....65558....WILD BILL DAVIS..Manhattan (112,144)/April In Paris (112,135) (LP 57417)
11 62....65565....WILD BILL DAVIS Hawaiian War Chant (112,138)/Canadian Sunset (112,136) (LP 57414)
Über das Jahr 1963 besitze ich leider keine gesicherten Unterlagen, aber laut "Library" und Netz, dürfte es in diesem Jahr nur zwei LPs von Wild Bill Davis gegeben haben (CORAL, IMPERIAL).
Die oben gezeigte VERVE-EP von der "DEUTSCHEN GRAMMOPHON" stammt aus dem Jahre 1964.
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Gerd