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Stride Piano Duets
Artist:
Willie Smith the Lion
Format: CD
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Formats and Editions
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
More Info:
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.
