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Ralph Sutton

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Wikimp3 information about the music of Ralph Sutton. On our website we have 59 albums and 28 collections of artist Ralph Sutton. You can find useful information and download songs of this artist. We also know that Ralph Sutton represents Jazz genres.

Biography

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Ralph Sutton was the greatest stride pianist to emerge since World War II, with his only close competitors being the late Dick Wellstood and the very versatile Dick Hyman. Nearly alone in his generation, Sutton kept alive the piano styles of Fats Waller and James P. Johnson, not as mere museum pieces but as devices for exciting improvisations. Although sticking within the boundaries of his predecessors, Sutton infused the music with his own personality; few could match his powerful left hand. Ralph Sutton played with Jack Teagarden's big band briefly in 1942 before serving in the Army. After World War II he appeared regularly on Rudi Blesh's This Is Jazz radio show and spent eight years as the intermission pianist at Eddie Condon's club, recording frequently. He spent time playing in San Francisco, worked for Bob Scobey, moved to Aspen in the mid-'60s, and became an original member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band with Yank Lawson, Bob Haggart, and Bud Freeman. In the 1970s, he recorded many exciting albums for the Chaz label and then cut albums for quite a few labels. Despite suffering a stroke in the early '90s, Sutton kept a busy schedule through the mid-'90s, playing at jazz parties and festivals. He died suddenly on December 29, 2001, in his car outside a restaurant in Evergreen, CO. Although he would have received much greater fame if he had been born 20 years earlier and come to maturity during the 1930s rather than the 1950s, at the time of his death it was obvious that Ralph Sutton had earned his place among the top classic jazz pianists of all time.

Title: In Copenhagen

Artist: Ralph Sutton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Little Light (Live)

Artist: Ralph Sutton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Oh Baby (Solo Piano)

Artist: Ralph Sutton

Genre: Jazz

Title: R&R

Artist: Ruby Braff, Ralph Sutton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Duet

Artist: Ralph Sutton, Yoshio Toyama

Genre: Jazz

Title: Echoes of Swing

Artist: Ralph Sutton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Eye Opener

Artist: Ralph Sutton

Genre: Jazz

Title: I Got Rhythm

Artist: Ralph Sutton

Genre: Jazz

Title: At St. George Church

Artist: Ralph Sutton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Alligator Crawl

Artist: Ralph Sutton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Sweet Sue

Artist: Ralph Sutton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Easy Street

Artist: Ralph Sutton

Genre: Jazz

Title: R & R

Artist: Ruby Braff, Ralph Sutton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Oh Baby

Artist: Ralph Sutton

Genre: Jazz

Collections

Title: Kwanzaa

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Title: Best Of The Piano

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Commodore Story

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jammin' at Rudi's

Genre: Jazz

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