Walter Norris Catalog

1974 (age 43)

Walter Norris, George Mraz - Drifting   Enja (G) 2044   1974

Walter Norris, piano; George Mraz, bass.

Trixi-Tonstudio, Munich, West Germany, August 18, 1974

Drifting
A Child Is Born
Nota Cambiata
Space Maker
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
Rose Waltz
Thumbs Up
Maple Leaf Rag

** also released on Enja (G) ENJ-2124 2 in 2007.

Walter Norris, George Mraz - Drifting   Enja (G) ENJ-2124 2   2007

same session.

Trixi-Tonstudio, Munich, West Germany, August 18, 1974

Falling In Love With Love (previously unreleased)

** originally released on Enja (G) 2044 in 1974 + 1 bonus track.

1978

Walter Norris, Aladar Pege - Synchronicity   Enja (G) 3035   1979

Walter Norris, piano; Aladar Pege, acoustic bass.

East-West Jazz Festival, Meistersingerhalle, Nuremberg, West Germany, May 5, 1978

Synchronicity
Spacemaker
Escalator
Romance

** also released on Inner City IC 3028 in 1979.

Walter Norris, Aladar Pege, George Mraz - Drifting   Enja (G) CD 2044-2   1991

same session.

East-West Jazz Festival, Meistersingerhalle, Nuremberg, West Germany, May 5, 1978

Drifting

Walter Norris - Stepping On Cracks   Progressive PRO 7039   1982

Walter Norris, piano; George Mraz, bass; Ronnie Bedford, drums.

Downtown Sound, NYC, July 17, 1978

Stepping On Cracks
Falling In Love With Love
Cherokee
Giant Steps
A Child Is Born

1980

Walter Norris, Aladar Pege - Winter Rose   Enja (G) 3067   1980

Walter Norris, piano; Aladar Pege, bass.

Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, June 18, August 31, and September 28, 1980

Playground
Winter Rose
Elvesztettem Paromat
For High Notes
A Child Is Born
Evening Lights
Enkephalins (Rose)

** also released on Enja (G) CD 3067-2 in 1996; Inner City IC 3038 in 1980.

1990 (age 59)

Walter Norris - Live At Maybeck Recital Hall Volume Four   Concord Jazz CCD-4425   1990

Walter Norris, piano.

Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA, April, 1990

The Song Is You
'Round Midnight
Waltz For Walt
The Best Thing For You
Darn That Dream
Scrambled
Modus Vivendi
It's Always Spring
Body And Soul

The Walter Norris Trio - Lush Life   Concord Jazz CCD-4457   1991

Walter Norris, piano; Neil Swainson, bass; Harold Jones, drums.

Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, September 13 and 14, 1990

Lush Life
I'll Remember April
My Foolish Heart
Vars/Mont Dauphin
C.J.'s Blues
On Green Dolphin Street
Crazy She Calls Me
Thumbs Out
Belle Of The Ball
Stompin' At The Savoy

** also released on Water 258 in 2013.

1991 (age 60)

The Walter Norris Quartet - Sunburst   Concord Jazz CCD-4486   1991

Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Walter Norris, piano; Larry Grenadier, bass; Mike Hyman, drums.

Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, August 13 and 14, 1991

Sunburst
What's New
Bird
Naima
This Is New
Stella By Starlight
Never Should It Ever End
So In Love
Rose Petals

1992

The Walter Norris Trio - Love Every Moment   Concord Jazz CCD-4534   1993

Walter Norris, piano; Putter Smith, bass; Larance Marable, drums.

Master Track Studios, Hayward, CA, September 30, and October 1, 1992

Nobody Else But Me
Love Every Moment
Blue Lester
4 Miles
Moonglazed
Postscript Blues
Ruby My Dear
Laura
Sunny Morning

1995

The Walter Norris Duo Featuring George Mraz - Hues Of Blues   Concord Jazz CCD-4671   1995

Walter Norris, piano; George Mraz, bass.

Sound On Sound, NYC, May 18 and 19, 1995

Fontessa
Serenata
Hues Of Blues
I Want To Be Happy
I Can't Get Started
Backbone Mode
Have You Met Miss Jones
The Spider Web
Orchids In Green
Afterthoughts

1998

Walter Norris Duo - From Another Star   Sunburst Recordings, Inc. (G) 1998   1998

Walter Norris, piano; Mike Richmond, bass.

Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, October 5 and 6, 1998

From Another Star
Images Enhanced
Yesterday's Gardenia
Elysium
All The Things You Are
Sunhazed
New Flame
A Crest Of Amber
Dark Brows
Tiger Rag

2006 (age 75)

Walter Norris Duo - Elements In Motion   Sunburst Recordings, Inc. (G) 2009   2009

Walter Norris, piano; Putter Smith, bass.

Berlin, Germany, July 11-14, 2006

Touch Of Jade
Twilight Till Dawn
The Song Is You
Hearts Without Malice
Late Harvest
The Best Thing For You
Tango Mio
Reflective
Percussive Fingers On Soundboard And Strings
Elements In Motion
Interludio

2008

Walter Norris & Leszek Mozdzer - The Last Set: Live At The A-Trane   ACT (G) ACT 9540-2   2012

Leszek Mozdzer, Walter Norris, grand piano.

A-Trane, Berlin, Germany, November 2, 2008

Tactics
From Another Star
Head Set Trance
Reflective
Spider Web
Nefertiti
Postscript Blues
Tsunami