Willie "The Lion" Smith - 100 Classic Recordings 1925-53 (2022)

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Artist: Willie "The Lion" Smith
Title: 100 Classic Recordings 1925-53
Year Of Release: 2022
Label: Acrobat Records
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 04:45:22
Total Size: 528 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

CD1

01. Gulf Coast Seven - Keep Your Temper
02. Georgia Strutters - It's Right Here For You
03. Seven Gallon Jug Band - Wipe 'Em Off
04. Clarence Williams' Jug Band - Shim Sham Shimmy Dance
05. Clarence Williams' Jug Band - Chizzlin' Sam
06. Mezz Mezzrow and his Orch. - Old Fashioned Love
07. Mezz Mezzrow and his Orch. - Apologies
08. Alabama Jug Band - Ida
09. Alabama Jug Band - Somebody Stole My Gal
10. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - There's Gonna Be The Devil To Pay
11. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - Streamline Gal
12. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - What Can I Do With A Foolish Little Girl Like You
13. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - Harlem Joys
14. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - Echo Of Spring
15. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - Breeze (Blow My Baby Back To Me)
16. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - Swing, Brother, Swing
17. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - Sittin' At The Table (Opposite You)
18. Mezz Mezzrow And His Swing Gang - Lost
19. Mezz Mezzrow And His Swing Gang - Mutiny In The Parlor
20. Mezz Mezzrow And His Swing Gang - The Panic Is On
21. Mezz Mezzrow And His Swing Gang - I'se A Muggin' (Pt. 1)
22. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - The Swampland Is Calling Me
23. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - More Than That
24. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - I'm All Out Of Breath
25. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - I Can See You All Over The Place
26. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - Get Acquainted With Yourself

CD2

01. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - Peace, Brother, Peace
02. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - Blues, Why Don't You Let Me Alone?
03. Willie Smith (The Lion) And His Cubs - Achin' Hearted Blues
04. Milt Herth Trio - That's A Plenty
05. Milt Herth Trio - Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
06. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Passionette
07. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Morning Air
08. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Three Keyboards
09. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Concentratin' On You
10. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Fading Star
11. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Rippling Waters
12. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Sneakaway
13. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - What Is There To Say?
14. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
15. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - The Boy In The Boat
16. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Tea For Two
17. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - I'll Follow You
18. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Fingerbuster
19. Willie 'The Lion' Smith & His Orchestra - Noodlin'
20. Big Joe Turner - Doggin' The Dog
21. Big Joe Turner - Careless Love
22. Big Joe Turner - Rainy Day Blues
23. Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers - I'm Coming, Virginia
24. Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers - Limehouse Blues
25. Sidney Bechet Trio - You're The Limit

CD3

01. Sidney Bechet Trio - Strange Fruit
02. Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers - Twelfth Street Rag
03. Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers - Oh, Lady Be Good
04. Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers - What Is This Thing Called Love?
05. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Woodland Fantasy
06. Max Kaminsky And His Band - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
07. Max Kaminsky And His Band - Old Fashioned Love
08. The Lion's Jazz Band - Let's Mop It
09. The Lion's Jazz Band - Muskrat Ramble
10. The Lion's Jazz Band - How Could You Put Me Down
11. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Echoes Of Spring
12. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Here Comes The Band
13. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Relaxin'
14. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Contrary Motion
15. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Zig-Zag
16. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - 12th Street Rag
17. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Late Hours
18. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Portrait Of The Duke
19. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Dardanella
20. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - La Madelon
21. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Cuttin' Out
22. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Charleston
23. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Carolina Shout
24. Willie 'The Lion' Smith Quartet - At The Darktown Strutters Ball

CD4

01. Willie 'The Lion' Smith Quartet - Ain't Misbehavin'
02. Willie 'The Lion' Smith Quartet - Stormy Weather
03. Willie 'The Lion' Smith Quartet - Get Together Blues
04. Willie 'The Lion' Smith Quartet - Nagasaki
05. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Can You Hear Me?
06. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Trains And Planes
07. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Conversation On Park Avenue
08. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Pretty Baby
09. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Sweet Sue, Just You (Pt 1)
10. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - I Can't Give You Anything But Love
11. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Just One Of Those Things
12. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Hallelujah
13. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Poor Butterfly
14. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
15. Willie 'The Lion' Smith & His Orchestra - The Lion Steps Out
16. Willie 'The Lion' Smith & His Orchestra - Willie's Blues
17. Willie 'The Lion' Smith & His Orchestra - Stop It Joe
18. Willie 'The Lion' Smith & His Orchestra - The Romp
19. Willie 'The Lion' Smith & His Orchestra - Hoity Toity
20. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Old Fashioned Love
21. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - The Mule Walk
22. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - If I Could Be With You
23. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Caprice Rag
24. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - A Porter's Love Song
25. Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Daintiness Rag (Lion's Theme)

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) even though he made almost no recordings until the mid-'30s. His mother was an organist and pianist, and Smith started playing piano when he was six. He earned a living playing piano as a teenager, gained his nickname "the Lion" for his heroism in World War I, and after his discharge he became one of the star attractions at Harlem's nightly rent parties. Although he toured with Mamie Smith (and played piano on her pioneering 1920 blues record "Crazy Blues"), Smith mostly freelanced throughout his life. He was an influence on the young Duke Ellington (who would later write "Portrait of the Lion") and most younger New York-based pianists of the 1920s and '30s. Although he was a braggart and (with his cigar and trademark derby hat) appeared to be a rough character, Smith was actually more colorful than menacing and a very sophisticated pianist with a light touch. His recordings with his Cubs (starting in 1935) and particularly his 1939 piano solos for Commodore (highlighted by "Echoes of Spring") cemented his place in history. Because he remained very active into the early '70s (writing his memoirs Music on My Mind in 1965), for quite a few decades Willie "the Lion" Smith was considered a living link to the glory days of early jazz.

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