Live in Zurich, 1949
Willie "The Lion" Smith
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I've Found a New Baby (Spencer & Clarence Williams) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 6:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Echoes of Spring (Willie 'The Lion' Smith) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 3:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Falling Stars (Willie 'The Lion' Smith-Hans Steinke) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 4:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Polonaise (F.Chopin) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 5:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Swinging With Bishop (ad Lib) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 5:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 3:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fats Waller Medley | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 7:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Nagasaki (Dublin-Warren) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 5:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 9:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Honeysuckle Rose (Fats Waller-Andy Razaf) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 5:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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12' Street Rag (Andy Razaf-Bowman) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 5:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Royal Garden Blues (Spencer & Clarence Williams) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 5:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate (Clarence Williams-Louis Armstrong) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 4:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Baby Won't You Please Come Home (Clarence Williams) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 5:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ol' Man River (Jerome Kern- Hammerstein) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 5:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Basin Street Blues (Spencer Williams) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 5:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Morning Air (Willie "The Lion" Smith) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 5:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tea for Two (Vincent Youmans) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 4:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sweet Georgia Brown (Maceo Pinkard) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 6:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 19 Songs |
Biography
Born: November 25, 1897 in Goshen, NY
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s
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...
Full BioTop Albums and Songs By Willie "The Lion" Smith
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Summertime | Jazz In Paris, Vol. 64: Willie "The Lion" Smith - Music On My Mind | 3:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Finger Buster | The Commodore Story | 3:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Echoes of Spring | The Lion Concert of December 15, 1949, Zurich | 3:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ain't She Sweet | Jazz In Paris, Vol. 64: Willie "The Lion" Smith - Music On My Mind | 2:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Relaxin' | The Very Best Of | 3:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Finger Buster | Commodore Piano Anthology | 3:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Honeysuckle Rose | Jazz In Paris, Vol. 64: Willie "The Lion" Smith - Music On My Mind | 4:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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In a Minor Groove | Jazz In Paris, Vol. 64: Willie "The Lion" Smith - Music On My Mind | 3:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) | Live in Zurich, 1949 | 9:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sparklets | The Very Best Of | 3:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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