Walter Norris

Walter Norris
Born: Dec 27, 1931 in Little Rock, AR
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop
Biography: Walter Norris is a brilliant pianist, a virtuoso whose improvisations can be both very complex harmonically yet often remain melodic. He would be better-known in the U.S. if he had not spent so much time in Germany. Norris worked with Howard Williams in Arkansas (1944-1950) as a teenager, was in Houston ...Read full biography
Sunburst
Released: 1991
Label: Concord Jazz
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After struggling for years to get some exposure, when pianist Walter Norris made a critically acclaimed solo release for Concord, he was suddenly in demand. This date has the added bonus of superb tenor ...Read full review
Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Four
Released: 1990
Label: Concord Records
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A harmonically advanced and a consistently explorative player, Walter Norris' rhapsodic improvisations often replace the conventional chords of standards with more complex voicings and sometimes wander ...Read full review
More Walter Norris albums: Main Albums (11)
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