The Walter Bishop Jr. Trio / 1965


The Walter Bishop Jr. Trio / 1965 is an album by pianist Walter Bishop Jr. compiling sessions recorded in 1962 and 1963 which was released on the Prestige label in 1970. The album compiles tracks previously released on the albums A Pair of "Naturals" and Summertime.

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow wrote: "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 can be considered obscurities. An underrated gem".

Track listing

All compositions by Walter Bishop Jr. except as indicated
  1. "Tell It the Way It Is" – 3:54
  2. "I Thought About You" – 3:27
  3. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" – 2:37
  4. "Falling in Love with Love" – 3:36
  5. "Dottie's Theme" – 2:40
  6. "Dinkum" – 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" – 2:55
  11. "Easy to Love" – 2:42
  12. "33rd off 3rd" – 2:59
  13. "Love for Sale" – 2:45
  14. "Our Romance Is Over" – 3:15
  15. "The Bishop Moves" – 2:35
  16. "Easy Walk" – 2:45

Personnel