Davis Cup (album)

Davis Cup is the debut album by American pianist Walter Davis Jr. featuring performances recorded in 1959 and released on the Blue Note label in 1960.[2] It would be his only album for the label and one of the few recordings where he figured as the leader.

Davis Cup
Studio album by
Walter Davis Jr.
ReleasedJune 1960[1]
RecordedAugust 2, 1959
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreHard bop
Length37:51
LabelBlue Note
BST 84018
ProducerAlfred Lion
Walter Davis Jr. chronology
Davis Cup
(1960)		 Night Song
(1979)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine says: "Walter Davis Jr.'s debut record as a leader for Blue Note is a terrific hard bop session, a driving collection of six original tunes that emphasize the strengths not only of the pianist himself, but also his supporting band... It all adds up to a wonderful straight-ahead hard bop date, one that's so good it's a wonder that Davis didn't receive another chance to lead a session until 1979.[3]

Track listing
All compositions by Walter Davis Jr.
  1. "'Smake It" – 5:08
  2. "Loodle-Lot" – 5:58
  3. "Sweetness" – 8:14
  4. "Rhumba Nhumba" – 6:59
  5. "Minor Mind" – 6:26
  6. "Millie's Delight" – 5:06

Personnel

References
  1. Schwann Stereo Record Guide, 1966
  2. Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010
  3. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed October 11, 2010
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