Monterey Jazz Festival & Orchestra, "Symphony for Brass & Percussion" by Gunther Schuller, Buddy Collette, Chris Barber, George Lewis New Orleans Band, Paul Horn, Brass Ensemble performs new works by Werner Heider, Andre Hodier, J.J. Johnson and John Lewis; New works by Benny Golson, J.J. Johnson, John Lewis and Quincy Jones 1960 Duke Ellington Orchestra, Jon Hendricks w/ Miriam Makeba, Clarence Horatius "Big" Miller, Odetta, Jimmy Witherspoon, Louis Armstrong All-Stars, John Coltrane Quartet, Modern Jazz Quartet, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Ornette Coleman Quartet, Jimmy Rushing, André Previn Trio, and Helen Humes 1961 Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Dave Brubeck Quartet, John Coltrane Quartet w/
Walter Davis Jr. Hank Mobley With Max Roach With Julian Priester With Sonny Rollins With Charlie Rouse With Art Taylor Walter Davis Jr. Walter Davis Jr. (September 2, 1932 – June 2, 1990) was an American hard bop pianist. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Davis performed as a teenager with Babs Gonzales. In the 1950s, Davis recorded with Melba Liston, Max Roach and played with Roach, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1958 he played with trumpeter Donald Byrd at Le Chat Qui Pêche in Paris and shortly after realized his dream of becoming pianist and composer-arranger for Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. After retiring