Trios and Bands

by George Lewis

Overview

Though Lewis played with the Sam Morgan big band in the 1920s, his singing, birdlike tone and artless-seeming style make him sound almost like a folk musician. Whatever, the band numbers -- with Kid Shots Madison or Kid Howard and the other usual suspects -- are delightfully familiar, and the trio cuts sound new. A little odd in spots -- "La Marseillaise"!? -- it's still entirely beguiling. ~ John Storm Roberts, Original Music

Product Details

Release Date:	08/11/1994
Label:	GHB JAZZ FOUNDATION
UPC:	0762247100423

Tracks

1. St. Phillip Street Breakdown
2. Over the Waves
3. La Marseillaise
4. New Orleans Hula
5. Hindustan
6. Ciribirbin
7. San Jacinto Stomp
8. Gloryland, Pt. 2
9. High Society
10. San Jacinto Blues, No. 2
11. Ice Cream
12. Life Will Be Sweeter
13. Old Rugged Cross
14. Lead Me Saviour
15. The Love of Mine
16. Over the Waves
17. Careless Love
18. Just a Little While to Stay Here
19. Closer Walk With Thee

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George Lewis   Primary Artist,Clarinet
Laurence Marrero   Guest Artist
Baby Dodds   Guest Artist
Chester Zardis   Guest Artist,Sax (Bass)
Jim Robinson   Trombone
Avery Howard   Trumpet
Alcide Pavageau   Sax (Bass)

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Jack Towers   Translation
W.C. Handy   Composer
Armand Piron   Composer
Billy Moll   Composer
Clarence Williams   Composer
Robert A. King   Composer
Oliver Wallace   Composer
George Lewis   Composer
Martha E. Koenig   Composer
Harold Weeks   Composer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Juventino Rosas   Composer
Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle   Composer
Howard Johnson   Composer