Biography
Wild Bill Davis (November 24, 1918 – August 17, 1995) was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Strethen Davis. He is best known for his pioneering jazz electric organ recordings and for his tenure with the Tympany Five, the backing group for Louis Jordan. Prior to the emergence of Jimmy Smith in 1956, Davis (whom Smith had reportedly first seen playing organ in the 1930s) was the pacesetter among organists.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
April In Paris
1957
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1985
Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays
1962
The Intimate Ellington
1977
Duke Ellington's 70th Birthday Concert
1970
The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald
1966
These Are The Blues
1964
Roll Your Moneymaker - Early Black Rock 'n Roll 1948 -1958
2008
Comin' Your Way
1987
Free, Frantic And Funky
1965
Mess Of Blues
1964
Swing's The Thing
The Intimacy Of The Blues
1986
Greatest Hits
1968
Mancini '67 (The Big Band Sound Of Henry Mancini)
1967
Credited work
936 releases · 196 albums · active 1951–2025
- Performance · 1,381
- Other credits · 21
- Engineering · 3
Studios: National Recording Studios, New York City · Atlantic Studios · Free Trade Hall · A&R Studios