100 CLASSIC RECORDINGS 1925-53

$32.06
Label
ACROBAT
Release Date
July 1, 2022
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      0
    • PERFORMER
      Willie Smith
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 01, 2022
    • UPC
      824046716523
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ACBT7165.2
    • LABEL
      ACROBAT
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    • GENRE
      Jazz

Willie "The Lion" Smith was a jazz and stride pianist, rivalling James P. Johnson, Fats Waller and Clarence Williams in the latter style, who was nicknamed "The Lion" because of his bravery serving in the US Army in France in WWI. By 1910 he was already playing in New York clubs and played on his first recording session in 1920.