J.D. Walter

A skilled scatter and interpreter of lyrics, jazz vocalist JD Walter emerged in the '90s alongside contemporaries like Kurt Elling, Lou Lanza, and Allan Harris. Reviewers and jazz critics alike have cited Bob Dorough (who wrote the liner notes for his debut album), Dave Frishberg, Mark Murphy, and Jon Hendricks among his influences, and Walter himself has claimed Cassandra Wilson and Betty Carter as important influences. His wide-ranging material has included well-known Tin Pan Alley standards as well as works by Bill Evans, Stevie Wonder, and Dave Liebman. Walter made his ful...