Willie Smith Don Ewell - Grand Piano (32 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Willie Smith, Don Ewell
Grand Piano
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. I've Found a New Baby - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Palmer, Jack [1]
2. A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Johnson, James P.
3. I Would Do Anything for You - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Hill, Alexander [Pi
4. Some of These Days - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Brooks, Shelton
5. Just You, Just Me - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Greer, Jesse
6. Everybody Loves My Baby - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Palmer, Jack [1]
7. Can't We Be Friends - Willie "The Lion" Smith, James, Paul [Blues]
8. You Took Advantage of Me - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Hart, Lorenz
9. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Razaf, Andy
10. Sweet Georgia Brown - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Bernie, Ben
11. Indiana - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Hanley, James F.
12. Sugar - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Mitchell, Alexander
13. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Creamer, Henry
14. Crazy Fingers - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Hopkins, Claude
15. You Took Advantage of Me - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Hart, Lorenz
16. Late Evening Blues - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Hopkins, Claude
Track Listings (16) - Disc #2
1. Safari Stomp - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Hopkins, Claude
2. New Orleans - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Carmichael, Hoagy
3. You're Driving Me Crazy - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Donaldson, Walter
4. Memphis Blues - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Handy, W.C.
5. Who's Sorry Now - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Kalmar, Bert
6. Easy Living - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Rainger, Ralph
7. Robbins Nest - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Jacquet, Illinois
8. Memories of You - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Blake, Eubie
9. Ain't Misbehavin' - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Brooks, Harry
10. 'Round Midnight - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Hanighen, Bernie
11. Happy Boogie - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Thompson, Sir Charl
12. Portrait of a Piano - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Butler, Bill
13. You Go to My Head - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Coots, J. Fred
14. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Landesman, Fran
15. All the Things You Are - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Hammerstein, Oscar
16. Samo Blues - Willie "The Lion" Smith, Thompson, Sir Charl

CD Details

All Artists: Willie Smith, Don Ewell
Title: Grand Piano
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sackville Records
Release Date: 8/17/2004
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop
Styles: Piano Blues, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Easy Listening
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 778132501121

CD Reviews

Three Albums!!!

John C. Graham | toronto, ontario Canada | 09/06/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

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Willie the Lion Smith and Don Ewell recorded an album of duets in the sixties and it was pretty obvious that everyone was having a ball. You can hear the players chatting back and forth after forays of inspired improvisation on some familiar tunes. It will put a smile on your face. It was a great album and it's great to have it back on cd. But, it's only one third of this magnificent set.

Claude Hopkins led some swinging big bands back in the thirties that had many fantastic soloists. He was a great pianist with a delicate touch who enjoyed his twilight career as a travelling solo player. The solo album included in this set was recorded in the late sixties when he was touring with the "Giants of Jazz". It is an unbelieveably sensitive and moving performance that has been captured on tape in the studio. The tunes stay with you long after you hear them and the effect is quite haunting. This has been one of my favourite solo piano recordings for some time and it still moves me with its beauty.

Charles Thompson wrote some memorable tunes and played some memorable gigs but nothing really stands out as much as this solo recording. Here he is able to show the breadth and depth of his playing, the individuality of his touch and timing. The tunes are played in various tempos, all displaying his mastery of the keyboard. Robins Nest, his most famous tune, is included in this most satisfying set.

This is a great deal. Three tremendous records on two cd's, in glorious sound fidelity. From the exuberant to the intimate, it's all here for you to enjoy time and time again. It's a must have for those interested in the earlier piano stylings of stride and swing. Anyone interested in great piano music, regardless of genre, ought to own it too!"