Wally Bishop

Wallace Bishop (February 17, 1906 – May 2, 1986) was an American swing jazz drummer.

Bishop was born in Chicago, Illinois. He started on drums as a teenager, studying under Jimmy Bertrand. His first professional gig was with Art Sims and his Crole Roof Orchestra in Milwaukee, which he joined in 1926; around this time he also played with Jelly Roll Morton, Bernie Young, Hughie Swift, Richard M. Jones, and Tommy Dorsey. From 1928 to 1930 he played with Erskine Tate and, following this, with the Earl Hines Orchestra from 1931 to 1937. In the 1940s he played with Jimmie Noone (1941), Coleman Hawkins (1943), Don Redman, Phil Moore, Walter "Foots" Thomas, John Kirby (1946), Sy Oliver, Sammy Price, and Billy Kyle.

While touring Europe with Buck Clayton in 1949, Bishop elected to remain there, and found work both with noted European jazz musicians and with touring or expatriate Americans, including Bill Coleman, Don Byas, Ben Webster, Kid Ory, Milt Buckner, Buddy Tate, and T-Bone Walker. Bishop recorded only two pieces as a bandleader in 1950, with a trio, but he continued to record regularly into the 1970s.

He died in Hilversum, the Netherlands, aged 80.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 17, 1906 (Chicago), Died May 2, 1986 (Hilversum)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 55 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-40820 10-in. 11/7/1927 Jazzin' baby blues Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor BVE-40821 10-in. 11/7/1927 African hunch Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor BVE-40822 10-in. 11/7/1927 Boar hog blues Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor BVE-40823 10-in. 11/7/1927 Who made you cry? (Sugar babe) Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, drums  
Victor BVE-50523 10-in. 2/25/1929 Can I tell you? King Oliver Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor BVE-50524 10-in. 2/25/1929 Uncle Joe's stomp King Oliver Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor BVE-50525 10-in. 2/25/1929 My good man Sam King Oliver Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor BVE-50526 10-in. 2/25/1929 I can't be worried blues King Oliver Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D4VB-0441 10-in. 11/24/1944 Together Billy Daniels ; Phil Moore Four Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental quartet instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D4VB-0442 10-in. 11/24/1944 I'm gonna see my baby Phil Moore Four Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental quartet instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D4VB-0443 10-in. 11/24/1944 Yip yip de hootie, my baby said yes Phil Moore Four Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental quartet instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D4VB-0444 10-in. 11/24/1944 And her tears flowed like wine Phil Moore Four Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental quartet instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D5VB-0083 10-in. 2/7/1945 A little on the lonely side Phil Moore Four Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D5VB-0084 10-in. 2/7/1945 My dreams are getting better all the time Billy Daniels ; Phil Moore Four Male vocal duet, with vocal quartet and jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D5VB-0515 10-in. 7/27/1945 Lazy lady boogie Phil Moore ; Phil Moore Four Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D5VB-0516 10-in. 7/27/1945 As time goes by Phil Moore ; Phil Moore Four Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance sextet instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 39356 10-in. 2/12/1935 Disappointed in love Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 39357 10-in. 2/12/1935 Rhythm lullaby-1 Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 39358 10-in. 2/12/1935 Japanese sandman-2 Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 39359 10-in. 2/12/1935 Bubbling over-1 Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 39360 10-in. 2/12/1935 Blue because of you-2 Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 39361 10-in. 2/12/1935 Julia-3 Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 73274 1/11/1946 Don't take everybody to be your friend Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 73275 1/11/1946 Tell the world to sing Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 73276 1/11/1946 How far from God Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
(Results 1-25 of 55 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bishop, Wally," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113485.

Bishop, Wally. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113485.

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