Speak Low (Walter Bishop Jr. album)

Speak Low is the debut album led by pianist Walter Bishop Jr. which was recorded in 1961 and originally released on the Jazztime label.[1] It was re-released in 1975 on the Muse label under the original title then reissued on CD in 1989 as Milestones on the Black Lion label with 3 alternate takes in 1989.[2][3][4]

Speak Low
Studio album by
Walter Bishop Jr.
Released1961
RecordedMarch 14, 1961
StudioBell Sound Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length61:33
LabelJazztime JT 002
Muse MR 5066
Black Lion BLCD760109
ProducerFred Norsworthy
Walter Bishop Jr. chronology
Speak Low
(1961)		 The Walter Bishop Jr. Trio / 1965
(1962–63)
Milestones Cover

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Eugene Chadbourne of AllMusic stated "this is not a flashy keyboardist and also one who did not choose his debut as a leader to unveil a stack of up til then hidden original masterpieces of composition. He plays standards here, choosing either the long or short form for six different titles, some of them quite familiar".[5]

Track listing
  1. "Sometimes I'm Happy" [Take 1] (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 7:30 Bonus track on CD reissue
  2. "Sometimes I'm Happy" [Take 2] (Youmans, Caesar) – 6:34
  3. "Blues in the Closet" [Take 3] (Oscar Pettiford) – 3:53 Bonus track on CD reissue
  4. "Blues in the Closet [Take 5] (Pettiford) – 4:04
  5. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 9:47
  6. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 6:49
  7. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) – 4:49
  8. "Speak Low" [Take 5] (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) – 9:32 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Speak Low" [Take 6] (Weill, Nash) – 9:23

Personnel

References
  1. Walter Bishop Jr. catalog accessed April 20, 2017
  2. Muse LP series discography: 5050 to 5099 accessed April 20, 2017
  3. Muse Records discography accessed April 20, 2017
  4. Yanow, Scott. Walter Bishop Jr.: Milestones – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  5. Chadbourne, Eugene. Walter Bishop Jr.: Speak Low – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
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