| LC control no. | n 86857260 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Davis, Walter, Jr., 1932-1990 |
| Variant(s) | Davis, Walter, 1932-1990 |
| See also | Walter Davis Trio |
| Birth date | 1932-09-02 |
| Death date | 1990-06-02 |
| Place of birth | Richmond (Va.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz Bop (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Pianists Jazz musicians Composers Arrangers (Musicians) |
| Special note | Do not confuse with the blues pianist and singer: Davis, Walter, 1912-1963 |
| Found in | Stitt, S. The last Stitt sessions [SR] p1984: v. 2, container (Walter Davis, piano) Claghorn. Biog. dict. jazz, 1982 (Davis, Walter, Jr., b. 1932 in Richmond, Va.) Walter Davis Trio. Night song [SR] 1979: label (Walter Davis Trio; Walter Davis, piano) Grove music online, Mar. 23, 2006: Jazz (Davis, Walter(, Jr.); b. Sept. 2, 1932, Richmond, VA, d. June 2, 1990, New York; American pianist) Wikipedia, October 23, 2014 (Walter Davis, Jr.; born September 2, 1932, Richmond, Virginia; died June 2, 1990, New York City; American hard bop pianist; composer-arranger; retired from music in the 1960s to work as a tailor, painter and designer, but returned to performing in the 1970s) New York times WWW site, October 23, 2014 (obituary published June 4, 1990: Walter Davis Jr.; be-bop pianist and composer; died Saturday [June 2, 1990] at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, aged 57; one of the main interpreters of the legacy of the pianist Bud Powell; worked with Art Blakey, Donald Byrd, Sonny Rollins, and others) |
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