Wally Rose
Wally Rose was an American jazz and ragtime pianist.Career
Rose was a mainstay of the jazz scene in San Francisco during the 1940s and 1950s. He was the pianist for Lu Watters's group, the Yerba Buena Jazz Band, for its existence from 1939–50.
Following this, he played with Bob Scobey and Turk Murphy, then did mainly solo work for the rest of his career. He recorded for Jazz Man Records in 1941–42, did several albums for Good Time Jazz, and also recorded for Columbia Records. He made an album in 1982, which was his first release as a leader in 24 years.Discography
- Ragtime Piano Masterpieces
- Wally Rose
- Cake Walk to Lindy Hop
- Ragtime Classics
- Wally Rose on Piano
- Whippin' the Keys
- Revisited
- Turk Murphy's San Francisco Jazz, Vol. 2
- Rags-Blues-Joys