Black Jazz Records #2 - WALTER BISHOP JR Coral Keys

Serious grooves and deep Afro-centric flavor here on rippling Steinway piano from Charlie Parker's late-period accompanist/ band leader. 'Soul Turnaround' is perhaps one of the top five tracks within the 'rare groove' genre and showcases a juggernaut rhythmic propulsion coupled with a sweet samba-feel descending scale lick that lingers in your head as it makes your body uncontrollably shake around for its entire 8 minutes. 'Coral Keys' is another funky, smoky modal swinger featuring New Orleans monster drummer Idris Muhammad laying it down heavy & hot from the bass drum up, alongside horn giant Harold Vick and trumpet virtuoso Woody Shaw. A superbly funky jazz LP and a perfect foreshadowing of the more electric sounds awaiting in the wings of the Black Jazz Records stable.