Walter Bishop, Jr.
Born Walter Bishop
American jazz pianist and composer.
Born October 04, 1927 in New York City, NY, USA
Died January 24, 1998 in New York City, NY, USA
He was the son of composer Walter Bishop, Sr.. In high school his friends included Kenny Drew, Sonny Rollins, and Art Taylor. He began his musical career after World War II, and played and recorded with Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, Oscar Pettiford, Kai Winding, Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Curtis Fuller, Terry Gibbs, Clark Terry, Blue Mitchell, and Supersax. In the early 1960s, he also led his own trio with Jimmy Garrison and G. T. Hogan.