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Dan Wall

Dan Wall

American jazz musician

Daniel Lee Wall, Jr. (born September 7, 1953, Atlanta, Georgia, US) is an American jazz organist and pianist.

Wall was leading his own small group at Atlanta club the Carousel while still in high school. He attended the Berklee College of Music, then worked with Karl Ratzer from 1974 to 1977. Following this he played extensively with Jeremy Steig (1977-1982) and recorded with Ike Isaacs and Maxine Sullivan; he would also lead a trio with Isaacs and Steve Ellington during this time. In the 1980s he worked with Steve Grossman, Jimmy Madison, Henry Mancini, David Earle Johnson, and Eddie Gomez, and in the 1990s with John Abercrombie, Adam Nussbaum, Christoph Schweitzer, and Jerry Bergonzi. In addition to his work in pop and jazz idioms, he also does studio work for film scores and the advertising industry. He married singer Carol Veto in the 1980s; she sang in a group he led from 1985 to 1988.

Discography

As leader or co-leader

As sideman

With Jerry Bergonzi

  • Just Within (Double-Time, 1997)
  • Lost in the Shuffle (Double-Time, 1998) as Jerry Bergonzi Trio
  • Wiggy (Double-Time, 2000)
  • A Different Look (Double-Time, 2001)

With Karl Ratzer

  • Street Talk (Vanguard, 1979)
  • Finger Prints (CMP, 1979) as Karl Ratzer Group
  • Saturn Returning (Enja, 1997)

With Maxine Sullivan and Ike Isaacs

  • Maxine Sullivan with the Ike Isaacs Quartet (Audiophile, 1981) as Maxine Sullivan with the Ike Isaacs Quartet
  • Enjoy Yourself! (Audiophile, 1986) as Maxine Sullivan, Bob Haggart, Ike Isaacs featuring Dardanelle, Sil Austin, Dan Wall

With others

References
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