by Willie "The Lion" Smith · Classics · CD · EAN 3307517122926
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«1944-1949» is the compilation by Willie "The Lion" Smith, released in 2002 on the Classics label, on CD.
It brings together Willie "The Lion" Smith's recordings from 1944 to 1949, with piano solos and ensembles alongside Buck Clayton, Claude Luter, Wallace Bishop, Max Kaminsky, Rod Cless and Frank Orchard. It includes pieces such as 'Woodland Fantasy', 'Echoes of Spring' and 'Carolina Shout', representative of his style.
Part of The Chronological Classics series (Classics 1229 reference), a swing compilation CD released in France.
Aimed at fans of traditional jazz and stride piano, and at collectors of The Chronological Classics series.
