The Walter Bishop Jr. Trio / 1965

The Walter Bishop Jr. Trio / 1965
Studio album by Walter Bishop Jr.
Released	1970
Recorded	July 23, 1965 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR 7730
Producer	Addison Amor
Walter Bishop Jr. chronology
Speak Low (1961) The Walter Bishop Jr. Trio / 1965 (1965) Bish Bash (1964–68)

The Walter Bishop Jr. Trio / 1965 is an album by pianist Walter Bishop Jr. that was recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label in 1970.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic review recommended the album awarding it 3 stars and stating "Bishop plays a great deal of music in a short period of time. The performances are essentially classic bebop, although 11 of the 16 tunes (five by Bishop) can be considered obscurities. An underrated gem".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Walter Bishop, Jr. except as indicated

1. "Tell It the Way It Is" (Addison Amor, Walter Bishop, Jr.) – 3:54
2. "I Thought About You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer) – 3:27
3. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) – 2:37
4. "Falling in Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:36
5. "Dottie's Theme" (Addison Amor) – 2:40
6. "Dinkum" (De Louis Rey) – 2:37
7. "Take One of My Pills" – 2:35
8. "Theme on a Legend" – 2:36
9. "Getting off the Ground" – 2:00
10. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 2:55
11. "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) – 2:42
12. "33rd off 3rd" (Amor, Bishop) – 2:59
13. "Love for Sale" (Porter) – 2:45
14. "Our Romance Is Over" (Ruth Leventhal, William S. Lee) – 3:15
15. "The Bishop Moves" – 2:35
16. "Easy Walk" – 2:45

Personnel

• Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
• Butch Warren – bass
• G.T. Hogan (tracks 7, 8, 15 & 16), Jimmy Cobb (tracks 1–6 & 9–14) – drums

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 1, 2014
2. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed May 1, 2014