Willie Smith -Willie The Lion Smith & His Jazz Cubs -JAZZOLOGY CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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1.1 Ain't She Sweet?

1.2 Am I Blue?

1.3 Echoes of Spring

1.4 Keeping Out of Mischief

1.5 Ida

1.6 Polonaise

1.7 When My Baby Walks

1.8 The Devil ; the Deep Sea

1.9 The Sneakaway

1.10 Darktown

1.11 I'll Follow You

1.12 He Comes the Band

1.13 Love Is Just Around the Corner

1.14 Oh! Baby!

1.15 Concentratin'

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Willie 'the Lion' Smith & His Jazz Cubs by Willie 'the Lion' & Don Ewell Smith, released 13 March 2014, includes the following tracks: "Echoes Of Spring", "Ida Sweet As Apple Cider", "When My Baby Walks Down The Street", "The Sneakaway" and more. This version of Willie 'the Lion' Smith & His Jazz Cubs comes as a 1xCD. -

One of the great stride pianists of all time, Willie "The Lion" Smith is represented on two distinct dates on this new CD. 9 of the 16 were recorded in 1971 with Willie being joined by cornetist Tony Newstead, clarinetist Tommy Gwaltney, bassist Van Perry and drummer Skip Tomlinson. The other 7 songs are from a live solo concert from 1944 except for being joined by drummer Gene Krupa on one song "Here Comes the Band". Tracks include: Ain't She Sweet, Am I Blue?, Echoes of Spring, Between the Devil And the Deep Blue Sea on the 1971 date and the Sneakaway, Louisiana, Darktown Strutters Bal, Oh Baby! On the 1944 date.

The track list is wrong on the tray card and booklet. Track 11 is not listed, which is Fats Waller's "Squeeze Me." Track 6 recorded July 15, 1944 at Town Hall, New York City. Tracks 8 & 9 recorded July 29, 1944 at Town Hall, New York City. Tracks 13 & 14 recorded August 19, 1944 at Town Hall, New York City. Track 17 recorded October 7, 1944 at the Ritz Theatre, New York City. Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10 to 12, 15, 16 were originally released on the Fat Cat's Jazz LP [r9630164]. The live performances were taken from the Eddie Condon Jam Session series at Town Hall, issued separately by Jazzology.

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GHJF367.2

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