The keyboardist and sometime New Orleanian is back with his former band the 20th Congress for his latest album on Royal Potato Family. He is touring with the band as well.
Walter called New Orleans home for several years and dug deeply into the local music scene. His previous recording Cure All was a trio album with local bassist James Singleton and drummer Johnny Vidacovich. He has also recorded with Stanton Moore of Galactic.
It’s been a busy year for the revered organist who in addition to his work with the 20th Congress has recorded and toured extensively with The Greyboy Allstars, the seminal funk-jazz ensemble he helped found almost two decades ago.
With both the Greyboys and the 20th Congress, Walter was at the forefront of the groove music renaissance of the early ’90s and has continued to push the tradition forward, while simultaneously evolving its sound for a new generation of fans.
Get Thy Bearings marks the first new studio recording in ten years from Robert Walter’s 20th Congress. The nine-tracks are drenched in the vintage old school soul, funk, and jazz vibe of Walter’s heroes like Big John Patton and Bill Doggett, but it also reflects his recent work playing on scores to films such as Bridesmaids, Jeff Who Lives at Home, Walk Hard and Bad Teacher.
