Albert Dailey

A sorely neglected and underrated pianist during his life time, Albert Dailey’s skill and verve being a soloist were greatly appreciated and eulogized subsequent his loss of life. An frequently hypnotic stylist, his shimmering harmonies and phrases had been particularly respected by Stan Getz, with whom he proved helpful in the middle-’70s. Dailey started piano studies young, then performed in the Baltimore Royal Theater’s home band in the first and middle-’50s. He went to Morgan Condition and Peabody Conservatory in the past due ’50s. Dailey toured with vocalist Damita Jo from 1960 to 1963, after that led a trio on the Bohemia Caverns in Washington, D.C., just before moving to NY in 1964. Dailey used Dexter Gordon, Roy Haynes, Sarah Vaughan, and Charles Mingus while documenting with Freddie Hubbard. He performed and documented with Woody Herman on the 1967 Monterey Jazz Celebration, and is at Artwork Blakey’s Jazz Messengers through the past due ’60s and once again in the middle-’70s. Dailey performed regularly with Sonny Rollins, toured and documented with Stan Getz, and in addition cut periods with Elvin Jones and Archie Shepp in the ’70s. He performed at Carnegie Hall and in the Mobil Summerpier Concerts series in the ’80s, while also playing in top of the Manhattan Jazz Culture with Charlie Rouse, Benny Bailey, and Buster Williams. He documented for Columbia, Steeplechase, Muse, and Elektra, along with his 1972 debut YOUR DAY Following the Dawn obtaining widespread vital praises however, not more than enough sales to maintain Columbia from falling him from then on one time. He has only 1 session on CD.