Davis,Wild Bill Dance The Madison CD

The great Wild Bill Davis was, like Jimmy Smith, who cited him as a primary influence, both an innovator and a popularizer of jazz organ. One of the very first to play the organ as the instrument it is and not like a piano which most practitioners did before him, Davis was the first to establish the classic organ trio format with guitar and drums eventually adding a tenor sax later on occasionally. These classic 1960 recordings feature Bill Jennings (guitar), Grady Tate (drums) and George Clark (tenor sax, flute). All selections newly remastered.

1. Dance the Madison, PTS. 1 ; 2 2. Smooth Sailing 3. Flying Home 4. It's All Right with Me 5. In a Mellow Tone 6. Blue Skies 7. Intermission Riff 8. Organ Grinder's Swing