Knight Music by George Wallington

Personnel: George Wallington (piano); Teddy Kotick (bass); Nick Stabulas (drums). Producer: Nesuhi Ertegun. Reissue producers: Donald Elfman, Naomi Yoshii. Recorded in New York, New York on September 4 & 5, 1956. Originally released on Atlantic (1275). Includes liner notes by Leonard Feather. Digitally remastered by Gene Paul (DB Plus, New York, New York). Composer: George Wallington. Personnel: George Wallington (piano); Nick Stabulas (drums). Recording information: New York, NY (09/04/1956-09/05/1956). The fine bop pianist George Wallington hasn't received the recognition he deserved, possibly because of a two-dozen year gap from 1960-1984 when he was entirely out of the music business. This first-rate trio date for Atlantic has finally come out on CD and should help gain him some posthumous attention. One of his two greatest compositions, "Godchild" (which appears on the classic Miles Davis release The Birth of the Cool), opens the disc with a flourish, but there are many strong originals present. The...