Speak Low is the debut album led by pianist Walter Bishop Jr. which was recorded at Bell Sound Studios in 1961 and originally released on the Jazztime label.[1] It was re-released in 1975 on the Muse label under the original title then reissued on CD in 1989 as Milestones on the Black Lion label with 3 alternate takes in 1989.[2][3][4]

Speak Low
Studio album by Walter Bishop Jr.
Released	1961
Recorded	March 14, 1961
Studio	Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:33
Label	Jazztime JT 002 Muse MR 5066 Black Lion BLCD760109
Producer	Fred Norsworthy
Walter Bishop Jr. chronology
Speak Low (1961) The Walter Bishop Jr. Trio / 1965 (1962–63)
Milestones Cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

Eugene Chadbourne of AllMusic stated "this is not a flashy keyboardist and also one who did not choose his debut as a leader to unveil a stack of up til then hidden original masterpieces of composition. He plays standards here, choosing either the long or short form for six different titles, some of them quite familiar".[5]

Track listing

1. "Sometimes I'm Happy" [Take 1] (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 7:30 Bonus track on CD reissue
2. "Sometimes I'm Happy" [Take 2] (Youmans, Caesar) – 6:34
3. "Blues in the Closet" [Take 3] (Oscar Pettiford) – 3:53 Bonus track on CD reissue
4. "Blues in the Closet [Take 5] (Pettiford) – 4:04
5. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 9:47
6. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 6:49
7. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) – 4:49
8. "Speak Low" [Take 5] (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) – 9:32 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "Speak Low" [Take 6] (Weill, Nash) – 9:23

Personnel

• Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
• Jimmy Garrison – bass
• G.T. Hogan – drums

References