David T. Walker

David T. Walker is an American soul/R&B, and jazz guitarist. In addition to numerous session musician duties since the early 1970s, Walker has issued fifteen albums in his own name.

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Career

David T. Walker was born to a Native American mother and African American father. He and his family relocated to Central California when he was 7 years old. He attended David Starr Jordan High School in the Watts area of Los Angeles. He has recorded fifteen solo albums since his debut release, The Sidewalk, in 1967. He has also been a session rhythm and lead guitarist, appearing on numerous soul, R&B, and jazz releases.
His backup work was featured on several singles and albums, including Love Unlimited Orchestra's big hit single Love's Theme., Stevie Wonder's Innervisions ; Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On and I Want You ; Carole King's Fantasy ; the Jackson 5's Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5, ABC, and Maybe Tomorrow, single "Never Can Say Goodbye" ; Michael Jackson's Ben, single "Got To Be There" ; Nick De Caro album "Italian Graffiti", song "Under the Jamican Moon", Afrique on its 1973 Afro funk release Soul Makossa, Joe Sample's In All My Wildest Dreams, Smokey Robinson's pop hit Cruisin' Bobby Womack's album The Poet, and LeVert's R&B hit Goes My Mind.
Other musicians Walker has worked with over the years include James Brown, Ray Charles, LeVert, Aretha Franklin, Martha and the Vandellas, Bobby Womack, Smokey Robinson, Leon Ware, Barry White & Love Unlimited Orchestra, Four Tops, Wah Wah Watson, Chuck Rainey, Etta James, Donald Byrd, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Billy Preston, the Sylvers, Quincy Jones, Hampton Hawes, Monk Higgins, Willie Hutch, Jeffrey Osborne, Johnny Bristol, Solomon Burke, Cannonball Adderley, B.B. King, the Friends of Distinction, the Crusaders, Joe Sample, Paul Humphrey, Bobbi Humphrey, Sérgio Mendes, Stanley Turrentine, Marlena Shaw, Blue Mitchell, Gloria Scott, and Boz Scaggs.
His song "On Love" was sampled on the breakbeat compilation album Tribe Vibes Vol. 2 by the group A Tribe Called Quest and on the collaborative album Alfredo by Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist. His guitar riff on Joe Sample's "In All My Wildest Dreams" was sampled on Tupac Shakur's song "Dear Mama".
Walker played in Bill Cosby's all-star band at the 2008 Playboy Jazz Festival. He has gained popularity in Japan for playing guitar and he also leads his group on tours of Japan each year. He recently toured Japan with Marlena Shaw, Larry Carlton and a Brazilian artist Ed Motta.

Discography

As Leader

The Sidewalk Revue RS-7207Going Up! Revue RS-7211Plum Happy Zea ZLP-1000David T. Walker Ode Ode SP-77011Press On Ode SP-77020On Love Ode SP-77035Swing Street Cafe Crusaders/MCA CRP-16004; Crusaders/MCA CRPD-5785Y-Ence The Baked Potato BPL-28005; Half Moon 28XE-3; Alfa Moon 32XM-35With A Smile The Baked Potato BPL-28006; Half Moon 28XE-4; Alfa Moon 32XM-69Ahimsa Half Moon 28XE-2Soul Food Cafe Invitation VDR-1636...From My Heart Edoya EDCP-602; BMG BVCM-35165Dream Catcher Edoya EDCP-701; BMG BVCM-35166Beloved Edoya EDCP-25005; BMG BVCM-35167David T. Walker 1971-1976: Best of Best Video Arts Music VACZ-1365 Thoughts DCT Records UPCH-20113 Wear My Love DCT Records UPCH-20176 For All Time DCT Records XQJS-1002 @ Billboard Live, Tokyo 335 Records 335-1507Music For Your Heart: Best of David T. Walker Universal Music UCCR-1064

As sideman

With Etta JamesEtta James Rocks the House
With Martha & the VandellasMartha and the Vandellas Live!
With Stevie WonderWhere I'm Coming From Innervisions
With the Jackson 5Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 ABC Third Album The Jackson 5 Christmas Album Maybe Tomorrow Lookin' Through the Windows Skywriter G.I.T.: Get It Together Dancing Machine Joyful Jukebox Music
With AfriqueSoul Makossa
With Marvin GayeTrouble Man Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye Live! I Want You
With Cannonball AdderleyThe Happy People
With Donald ByrdEthiopian Knights Black Byrd Street Lady Stepping into Tomorrow Caricatures
With Nick De CaroItalian Graffiti
With Friends of DistinctionReviviscence
With Herbie HancockMan-Child
With Monk HigginsHeavyweight
With Richard "Groove" HolmesSix Million Dollar Man,
With Freddie HubbardBundle of Joy Splash
With Bobbi HumphreyBlacks and Blues
With Paul HumphreyPaul Humphrey & the Cool Aid Chemists
With Quincy JonesDollar$ Body Heat Roots
With Lonette McKeeLonette
With Blue Mitchell

With Alphonse MouzonThe Man Incognito
With Jeffrey OsborneJeffrey Osborne
With Gloria ScottWhat Am I Gonna Do
With Marlena ShawWho Is This Bitch, Anyway?
With the SylversThe Sylvers II
With Stanley TurrentinePieces of Dreams In the Pocket Have You Ever Seen the Rain Betcha La Place
With VulfpeckChristmas in L.A. Thrill of the Arts Game Winner Running Away Grandma
With VulfmonNever Can Say Goodbye
With Leon WareMusical Massage
With Bobby WomackThe Poet
With Dee Dee BridgewaterJust Family
With Ed Motta

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