"Although the pianist Walter Norris first recorded in an avant-garde context with Ornette Coleman in 1959, he is primarily a lyrical musician with a fine, pianistic touch. And this is nowhere more evident than on DRIFTING, his haunting 1974 duet recital on Enja with the bassist George Mraz. Included are crystalline originals like the title track and "Space Maker" as well as lush, exploratory interpretations of jazz ballads such as Thad Jones's "A Child Is Born" and "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most." Joe Sarno
Tracks
01. Drifting (Walter Noris)
02. A Child Is Born (Thad Jones)
03. Nota Cambiata (Walter Norris)
04. Spacemaker (Walter Norris)
05. Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most Fran Landesman (Tommy Wolf)
06. Rose Waltz (Walter Norris)
07. Thumbs Up (Walter Norris)
08. Synchro nicety (Walter Norris)
09. Spacemaker (Walter Norris)
10. Drifting (Walter Norris)
WALTER NORRIS piano
GEORGE MRAZ bass
Recorded at TRIXI-Studio, Munich on August 18, 1974
Enja Records 2044 (Germany)