Music on My Mind
Download links and information about Music on My Mind by Willie " The Lion " Smith. This album was released in 2001 and it belongs to Blues, Jazz genres. It contains 16 tracks with total duration of 34:43 minutes.
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| Artist: | Willie " The Lion " Smith |
| Release date: | 2001 |
| Genre: | Blues, Jazz |
| Tracks: | 16 |
| Duration: | 34:43 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Moonlight Cocktail (featuring Willie) | 3:03 |
| 2. | Junk Man Rag (featuring Willie) | 0:18 |
| 3. | Pork and Beans (featuring Willie) | 3:01 |
| 4. | Memories of You (featuring Willie) | 3:27 |
| 5. | Shine (featuring Willie) | 3:51 |
| 6. | Oh You Devil (featuring Willie) | 2:55 |
| 7. | Keeping out of Mischief Now (featuring Willie) | 1:16 |
| 8. | Rockin' in Rhythm (featuring Willie) | 0:35 |
| 9. | Solitude (featuring Willie) | 2:50 |
| 10. | Sophisticated Lady (featuring Willie) | 1:21 |
| 11. | At Sundown (featuring Willie) | 1:57 |
| 12. | Swingin' Down the Lane (featuring Willie) | 1:06 |
| 13. | Lady Be Good (featuring Willie) | 1:05 |
| 14. | Some of These Days (featuring Willie) | 4:17 |
| 15. | 12Th Street Rag (featuring Willie) | 2:39 |
| 16. | Theme Song (featuring Willie) | 1:02 |
Details
[Edit]Willie "The Lion" Smith was one of the last remaining giants from the stride piano era when he made this studio recording for Decca in 1965. Although seven of the 15 tracks are Smith's compositions, they are not his better known works, adding to the value of this release. One can hear how a performance like the driving "In a Minor Groove" could have influenced Duke Ellington early in his career. There are also strong takes of oldies like "Ain't She Sweet" and "Some of These Days," along with an elaborate arrangement of George Gershwin's "Summertime" that likely dazzled the composer if he had the opportunity to hear it during his many visits to Harlem. Smith delves into the works of his comrades in stride, including James P. Johnson's demanding and unjustly obscure "Steeplechase" and protégé Fats Waller's well-known "Honeysuckle Rose." This CD reissue adds three previously unreleased tracks, among them a playful reworking of Fryderyk Chopin's "Polonaise" and Smith's own "All Out of Breath" and "Music on My Mind," both adding his friendly (if somewhat hoarse) vocals. Recommended.