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| 1. | Play Program
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| 2. | Turn of the Century Newark
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| 3. | The Coast (1905-1917)
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| 4. | The Line
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| 5. | The Clef Club
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| 6. | Enter the Lion
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| 7. | Harlem Joys (1920-1920)
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| 8. | Parlor Socials
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| 9. | Music on My Mind (1930-1950)
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| 10. | Zig Zag
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| 11. | (Almost) Great Day in Harlem
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| 12. | Portrait of the Lion
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Willie the Lion brings to life one of the most brilliant and contradictory men of jazz. One of the creators of a new stomping piano style known as "Harlem Stride," Willie "The Lion" Smith was a true American original - a captivating showman, a decorated war hero, a cantor in a Harlem synagogue, a teacher of young musicians like Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, and a composer of over a hundred songs including some of the most exquisite tunes in the jazz repertoire.
Willie the Lion documents the remarkable life and career of William Joseph Bonaparte Bertholoff Smith, better known as The Lion, a highly influential figure in the history of jazz. In addition to a full life that included a stint in the army, Smith composed numerous tunes and his piano style influenced such famous figures as Thelonious Monk, Artie Shaw, and Duke Ellington.
---Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Willie "The Lion" Smith
Active Decades: '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s
Born: Nov 25, 1897 in Goshen, NY
Died: Apr 18, 1973 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Classic Jazz, Piano Blues, Stride
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 he toured with Mamie Smith (and played piano on her pioneering 1920 blues record "Crazy Blues"), Smith mostly freelanced throughout his life. He was an influence on the young Duke Ellington (who would later write "Portrait of the Lion") and most younger New York-based pianists of the 1920s and '30s. Although he was a braggart and (with his cigar and trademark derby hat) appeared to be a rough character, Smith was actually more colorful than menacing and a very sophisticated pianist with a light touch. His recordings with his Cubs (starting in 1935) and particularly his 1939 piano solos for Commodore (highlighted by "Echoes of Spring") cemented his place in history. Because he remained very active into the early '70s (writing his memoirs -Music on My Mind in 1965), for quite a few decades Willie "the Lion" Smith was considered a living link to the glory days of early jazz.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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