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Willie Smith the Lion- Stride Piano Duets

SKU: 038153024925
¥112.00
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the album cover for Willie Smith the Lion - Stride Piano Duets

Willie "The Lion" Smith in the 1920s was considered one of the big three of stride piano, along with James P. Johnson and Fats Waller. He was an influence on the young Duke Ellington. Because he remained active into the early '70s, Willie "The Lion" Smith was considered a living link to the glory days of early jazz. A major if underrated pianist, Don Ewell started leading his own trios in Baltimore in the mid-'30s; played during the New Orleans jazz revival (starting in the mid-'40s) and was with Jack Teagarden during 1957-1964. Ewell moved to New Orleans, where he worked regularly during his last years. This 1966 date, recorded live at the Golden Nugget in Toronto, features solo performances by Smith, Ewell and duets by the two.

Tracklist:

  1. Relaxin'
  2. Blue Skies
  3. I Found a New Baby
  4. Tea for Two
  5. Charleston
  6. You're Driving Me Crazy
  7. Here Comes the Band
  8. Sweet Georgia Brown
  9. Georgia on My Mind
  10. Linger Awhile/Shine
  11. If I Could Be with You
  12. Just You, Just Me
  13. Squeeze Me
  14. Twelfth Street Rag
Format: New CD/Jazz

Willie Smith the Lion- Stride Piano Duets

SKU: 038153024925
¥112.00

Release Date: 07.01.2008

 
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Willie "The Lion" Smith in the 1920s was considered one of the big three of stride piano, along with James P. Johnson and Fats Waller. He was an influence on the young Duke Ellington. Because he remained active into the early '70s, Willie "The Lion" Smith was considered a living link to the glory days of early jazz. A major if underrated pianist, Don Ewell started leading his own trios in Baltimore in the mid-'30s; played during the New Orleans jazz revival (starting in the mid-'40s) and was with Jack Teagarden during 1957-1964. Ewell moved to New Orleans, where he worked regularly during his last years. This 1966 date, recorded live at the Golden Nugget in Toronto, features solo performances by Smith, Ewell and duets by the two.

Tracklist:

  1. Relaxin'
  2. Blue Skies
  3. I Found a New Baby
  4. Tea for Two
  5. Charleston
  6. You're Driving Me Crazy
  7. Here Comes the Band
  8. Sweet Georgia Brown
  9. Georgia on My Mind
  10. Linger Awhile/Shine
  11. If I Could Be with You
  12. Just You, Just Me
  13. Squeeze Me
  14. Twelfth Street Rag