Valdo Williams
Encyclopedia
Valdo Williams was a little-known post bop free jazz
pianist
best known for his trio work with Reggie Johnson and Stu Martin
, who recorded together for the Savoy
record label. He also appeared on Canadian
television with Charlie Parker
in the 1950s and later with Hal Singer
in the 1960s.
Free jazz
Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and 1950s...
pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
best known for his trio work with Reggie Johnson and Stu Martin
Stu Martin
Stuart McGuire Martin was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played from 1936 to 1943.-Biography:...
, who recorded together for the Savoy
Savoy
Savoy is a region of France. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps situated between Lake Geneva in the north and Monaco and the Mediterranean coast in the south....
record label. He also appeared on Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
television with Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
Charles Parker, Jr. , famously called Bird or Yardbird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer....
in the 1950s and later with Hal Singer
Hal Singer
Harold Joseph "Hal" Singer is an American R&B and jazz bandleader and saxophonist.-Biography:Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Singer studied violin as a child but, as a teenager, switched to clarinet and then tenor saxophone, which became his instrument of choice...
in the 1960s.