Willie "The Lion" Smith
William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf Smith (November 23, 1893 – April 18, 1973), nicknamed "the Lion", was an American jazz and stride pianist.
Genre: jazz-piano, piano-blues, harlem-renaissance, vintage-jazz, ragtime, stride
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Top Tracks
- Morning Air
- Pretty Baby
- Concentratin'
- Tango La Caprice
- Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
- Rippling Water
- Relaxin'
- I Love You Baby Boogie
- Willie Weep for Me
- Blues For The Count - Norman Granz Jam Session
- Who's Sorry Now?
- My Buddy Doctor Clayton
- Roll 'Em, Rock 'Em And Weep
- Zig-Zag
- Fingerbustin'
- Echo Of Spring
- Contrary Motion
- Bring On The Band
- Squeeze Me
- Lion's Boogie Woogie
Albums (41)
- Nagasaki (2023)
- Swing, Brother, Swing (2021)
- Swing Time: Rex Stewart - Willie Smith (2020)
- Willie Smith: Alto Sax All-Time Great (2020)
- Pop Corn (2018)
- Sissy (2018)
- Breeze (2018)
- Jazz Me (2018)
- The Lion and the Tiger (2018)
- Grand Piano Duets (2017)
- Concentrating (2016)
- La De Doody Do (2016)
- The Lion (2016)
- The Big Dipper (2016)
- Sneakaway (2016)
- Knock Wood (2016)
- The Memories (2016)
- Music on My Mind (2016)
- Shrewd as a Fox (2014)
- Hip Around (2014)
- Cozy Like A Bear (2014)
- Riding Tunes (2014)
- Willie "the Lion" Smith: Echoes of Spring (2013)
- Beyond Patina Jazz Masters: Willie 'the Lion' Smith (2013)
- Jazz Piano Master: Joja Wendt & Willie "The Lion" Smith (2012)
- The Memoirs of Willie "The Lion" Smith (2012)
- Complete Jazz Series 1950 - 1953 (2009)
- Complete Jazz Series 1950 (2009)
- Complete Jazz Series 1944 - 1949 (2009)
- Complete Jazz Series 1938 - 1940 (2009)
- Complete Jazz Series 1937 - 1938 (2009)
- Complete Jazz Series 1925 - 1937 (2009)
- Roaring, Vol. 2 (2008)
- Roaring (2008)
- Stride Piano Duets (2008)
- Willie "The Lion" Smith and His Jazz Cubs (1970)
- Swing Time - The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Vol. 49 (1970)
- Willie 'The Lion' Smith's What Can I Do With A Foolish Little Girl Like You ? (2006)
- Live Zurich, Switzerland (2004)
- Luckey & The Lion: Harlem Piano (2000)
- The Lion Roars (2000)
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