Dan Wall

Last updated April 27, 2021

Daniel Lee Wall, Jr. (born September 7, 1953, Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is an American jazz organist and pianist.

Wall was leading his own small group at Atlanta club the Carousel while still in high school. He attended the Berklee College of Music, then worked with Karl Ratzer from 1974 to 1977. Following this he played extensively with Jeremy Steig (1977-1982) and recorded with Ike Isaacs and Maxine Sullivan; he would also lead a trio with Isaacs and Steve Ellington during this time. In the 1980s he worked with Steve Grossman, Jimmy Madison, Henry Mancini, David Earle Johnson, and Eddie Gomez, and in the 1990s with John Abercrombie, Adam Nussbaum, Christoph Schweitzer, and Jerry Bergonzi. In addition to his work in pop and jazz idioms, he also does studio work for film scores and the advertising industry. He married singer Carol Veto in the 1980s; she sang in a group he led from 1985 to 1988.

Discography

As leader or co-leader

Song for the Night ‎(Landslide, 1980)
Route Two (Landslide, 1981) with David Earle Johnson, John Abercrombie
The Trio ‎(Audiophile, 1982)
While We're Young (ECM, 1993) with John Abercrombie, Adam Nussbaum
Speak of the Devil (ECM, 1994) as John Abercrombie Trio with John Abercrombie, Adam Nussbaum
Tactics (ECM, 1997) with John Abercrombie, Adam Nussbaum
Golden Moments ‎(Koch Jazz, 1997) with Ernie Krivda
Off the Wall ‎(Enja, 1997)
On the Inside Looking In ‎(Double-Time, 2000)

As sideman

With Jerry Bergonzi

Just Within ‎(Double-Time, 1997)
Lost in the Shuffle ‎(Double-Time, 1998) as Jerry Bergonzi Trio
Wiggy ‎(Double-Time, 2000)
A Different Look ‎(Double-Time, 2001)

With Karl Ratzer

Street Talk (Vanguard, 1979)
Finger Prints (CMP, 1979) as Karl Ratzer Group
Saturn Returning (Enja, 1997)

With Maxine Sullivan and Ike Isaacs

Maxine Sullivan with the Ike Isaacs Quartet (Audiophile, 1981) as Maxine Sullivan with the Ike Isaacs Quartet
Enjoy Yourself! (Audiophile, 1986) as Maxine Sullivan, Bob Haggart, Ike Isaacs featuring Dardanelle, Sil Austin, Dan Wall

With others

John Abercrombie – Open Land (ECM, 1999) with Kenny Wheeler, Joe Lovano, Mark Feldman, Adam Nussbaum
Carl Verheyen, Karl Ratzer – Real to Reel ‎(Dominant, 2000)

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References

"Dan Wall". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz . 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.

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