Willie "The Lion" Smith and His Jazz Cubs
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| Artist: | Willie " The Lion " Smith |
| Release date: | 2008 |
| Genre: | Blues, Jazz |
| Tracks: | 17 |
| Duration: | 56:04 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Ain't She Sweet (feat. Tony Newstead, Tommy Gwaltney, Van Perry & Skip Tomlinson) (featuring Willie) | 4:03 |
| 2. | Am I Blue (feat. Tony Newstead, Tommy Gwaltney, Van Perry & Skip Tomlinson) (featuring Willie) | 3:29 |
| 3. | Echoes of Spring (Piano Solo) (featuring Willie) | 2:00 |
| 4. | Keeping out of Mischief Now (feat. Tony Newstead, Tommy Gwaltney, Van Perry & Skip Tomlinson) (featuring Willie) | 3:54 |
| 5. | Ida Sweet as Apple Cider (feat. Tony Newstead, Tommy Gwaltney, Van Perry, Skip Tomlinson & Johnson "Fat Cat" McRee) (featuring Willie) | 6:21 |
| 6. | Polonaise (Piano Solo) (featuring Willie) | 2:04 |
| 7. | When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (feat. Tony Newstead, Tommy Gwaltney, Van Perry & Skip Tomlinson) (featuring Willie) | 2:54 |
| 8. | Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Piano Solo) (featuring Willie) | 2:27 |
| 9. | The Sneakaway (Piano Solo) (featuring Willie) | 1:48 |
| 10. | Louisiana (feat. Tony Newstead, Tommy Gwaltney, Van Perry & Skip Tomlinson) (featuring Willie) | 4:26 |
| 11. | Squeeze Me (feat. Tony Newstead, Tommy Gwaltney, Van Perry & Skip Tomlinson) (featuring Willie) | 3:49 |
| 12. | Darktown Strutters' Ball (feat. Tony Newstead, Tommy Gwaltney, Van Perry & Skip Tomlinson) (featuring Willie) | 4:07 |
| 13. | I'll Follow You (Piano Solo) (featuring Willie) | 2:35 |
| 14. | Here Comes the Band (Piano Solo) (featuring Willie) | 2:02 |
| 15. | Love Is Just Around the Corner (feat. Tony Newstead, Tommy Gwaltney, Van Perry & Skip Tomlinson) (featuring Willie) | 3:56 |
| 16. | Oh! Baby (feat. Tony Newstead, Tommy Gwaltney, Van Perry & Skip Tomlinson) (featuring Willie) | 4:09 |
| 17. | Concentratin' (Piano Solo) (featuring Willie) | 2:00 |
Details
[Edit]The 17 recordings reissued by Jazzology under the heading of Willie "The Lion" Smith & His Jazz Cubs are uncommon and well worth experiencing. This compilation could conceivably be confused with the Timeless label's 24-track reissue of jazz from the mid-'30s played by a small swing band billed as Willie "The Lion" Smith & His Cubs. Both collections are excellent and the two sets have no tracks in common. Jazzology's "Jazz Cubs" edition combines piano solos performed at New York's Ritz Theatre in July 1944, and selections recorded live at Town Hall in February 1971 with a small unit designated as Willie "The Lion" Smith's Washington Cubs. Drawn from an LP on the small time Fat Cat Jazz label, these tracks feature the Lion with Wild Bill Davison's bassist Van Perry, Max Kaminsky's drummer Skip Tomlinson, Virginian clarinetist Tom Gwaltney, and Australian trumpeter Tony Newstead. Vocals are attributed to Johnson "Fat Cat" McRee, a producer, promoter, and record label owner based in Manassas, Virginia. Formerly difficult to obtain, these historic tidbits of Harlem stride piano and traditional ensemble jazz are a welcome addition to the ever-so-slowly-increasing number of digitally reissued works by Willie "The Lion" Smith.