George Lewis
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Biography
[Edit]George Lewis never tried to be a virtuoso soloist. He loved to play melodic ensembles where his distinctive clarinet was free to improvise as simply as he desired. When Lewis was inspired and in tune, he could hold his own with any of his contemporaries in New Orleans and he always sounded beautiful playing his "Burgundy Street Blues." To everyone's surprise (including himself), he became one of the most popular figures of the New Orleans revival movement of the 1950s.
It took Lewis a long time to achieve fame. He taught himself clarinet when he was 18 and worked in the '20s with the Black Eagle Band, Buddy Petit, the Eureka Brass Band, Chris Kelly, Kid Ory, the Olympia Orchestra, and other New Orleans groups. He played with Bunk Johnson in Evan Thomas' group in the early '30s but had a day job throughout most of the decade. When Bunk was discovered in 1942, Lewis became part of his band, playing with him Johnson, however, was difficult to get along with and a homesick Lewis returned to New Orleans by 1946. He played locally with his own group (featuring trombonist Jim Robinson) and in 1950 was portrayed in an article for Look. That exposure led to him recording regularly, and by 1952, Lewis was in such great demand that he was soon working before crowds in California and touring Europe and Japan. In addition to Robinson, Lewis' band in its prime years often featured trumpeter Kid Howard, pianist Alton Purnell, banjoist Lawrence Marrero, bassist Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau, and drummer Joe Watkins. George Lewis, who recorded for many labels (a Mosaic box set of his Blue Note sessions is one of the best reissues), became a symbol of what was right and wrong about the New Orleans revival movement, overpraised by his fans and overcritized by his detractors. At his best he was well worth hearing.
Title: Quartet
Artist: George Lewis, Muhal Richard Abrams, Spencer Barefield Roscoe Mitchell
Genre: Jazz
Title: Homage to Charles Parker
Artist: George Lewis
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: Keeper of the Flame: George Lewis and His New Orleans Jazzband, Pt. 7
Artist: George Lewis
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Complete Climax Recording Sessions 1943
Artist: George Lewis, His New Orleans Stompers
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Solo Trombone Record
Artist: George Lewis
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: Jazz At Preservation Hall: The George Lewis Band of New Orleans
Artist: George Lewis
Genre: Jazz
Title: Donaueschingen (Duo) 1976
Artist: Anthony Braxton, George Lewis
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz
Title: George Lewis' Ragtime Jazz Band, Municipal Auditorium, Congo Square
Artist: George Lewis
Genre: Jazz
Title: Live at Boston Mass Arts Festival 1963 (feat. The George Lewis Ragtime Band)
Artist: George Lewis
Genre: Jazz
Title: Voyage And Homecoming
Artist: George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Contemporary Folk
Title: Streaming
Artist: George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, Muhal Richard Abrams
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Classical
Title: In Concert 1959 - First House (feat. The George Lewis Ragtime Band)
Artist: George Lewis
Genre: Jazz
Title: Quartet (Live)
Artist: George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, Muhal Richard Abrams
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: The Oxford Series - Vol. 9 (Church Service Rehearsal and Party)
Artist: George Lewis
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sonic Rivers
Artist: John Zorn, George Lewis, Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal, Classical
Collections
Title: The Very Best of Dixieland Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Hollywood Jazz Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz & Vocal Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: From the Kitchen Archives - New Music, New York 1979
Genre:
Title: The Roots of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Louisiana Lowdown
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cooke, India: RedHanded
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best of the Dixieland Bands Vol 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Alvin Curran: Maritime Rites
Genre:
Title: Gangsters, Guns, & Molls! Jazz of the 1940's
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Orleans Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sounds of New Orleans, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Decade 1939-1949
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sounds of New Orleans Vol.2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Dixieland Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Orleans Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dixieland! Sounds of Main Street, U.S.A.
Genre: Kids
Title: The Storyville 60th Anniversary Celebration
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Compilation, Vol.4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Clarinet Masters
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music for Merce, Vol. 10
Genre:
Title: Roots of Jazz (Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Pure Gold - Greatest Dixieland Jazz, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rare Cuts - Well Done, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Time in Jazz Vol 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Compilation Vol.3
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Roots of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Compact Jazz - Best Of Dixieland
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Sound Of Dixieland
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Bossanova
Title: Keeper Of The Flame (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: New Orleans Brass Band Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Oxford American Southern Music Issue Vol. 25
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, World Music, Folk
Featuring albums
Title: Sound Unbound - Excerpts and Allegories from the Sub Rosa Audio Archives
Artist: Dj Spooky
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Rock, Alternative
Title: A Portrait Of George Lewis From Burgundy Street To Berlin
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Slideride (feat. Ray Anderson, Craig Harris, George Lewis & Gary Valente)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: George Lewis: The Will To Adorn
Artist: David Fulmer, Steven Schick, International Contemporary Ensemble
Genre: Classical
Title: The Will to Adorn: The Music of George Lewis
Artist: International Contemporary Ensemble
Genre: Classical
