Meade Lux Lewis
One of the three great boogie-woogie pianists (along with Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson) whose appearance at John Hammond's 1938 Spirituals to Swing concert helped start the boogie-woogie craze, Meade "Lux" Lewis was a powerful if somewhat limited player. He played regularly in Chicago in the late '20s and his one solo record of the time, "Honky Tonk Train Blues" (1927), was considered a classic. However, other than a few sides backing little-known blues singers, Lewis gained little extra work and slipped into obscurity. John Hammond heard Lewis' record in 1935 and, after a search, found Lewis washing cars for a living in Chicago. Soon, Lewis was back on records and after the 1938, concert he was able to work steadily, sometimes in duets or trios with Ammons and Johnson. He became the first jazz pianist to double on celeste (starting in 1936) and was featured on that instrument on a Blue Note quartet date with Edmond Hall and Charlie Christian; he also played harpsichord on a few records in 1941. After the boogie-woogie craze ended, Lewis continued working in Chicago and California, recording as late as 1962, although by then he was pretty much forgotten. Lewis led sessions through the years that have come out on MCA, Victor, Blue Note, Solo Art, Euphonic, Stinson, Atlantic, Storyville, Verve, Tops, ABC-Paramount, Riverside, and Philips.
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King of Boogie Woogie Piano
Jazz - Released by AP MUSIC LTD on 1 Jan 2013
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Honky Tonk Train Blues
Blues - Released by Dobre Records on 25 Jul 2011
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The First Day
Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 15 Jan 2013
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The Boogie Woogie Trio vol. 1
Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons
Jazz - Released by Storyville on 20 Aug 1995
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Barrel House Piano
Jazz - Released by Archive of Folk & Jazz Music on 22 Oct 1957
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Hey! Piano Man: Selected Boogie Woogie Sides Remastered - CD B
Blues - Released by JSP Records on 28 Aug 2007
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The First Day
Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis
Jazz - Released by Jazz All Stars on 15 Jan 2013
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Complete Jazz Series 1927 - 1939
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 1 Jan 1993
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Honky Tonk Train
Jazz - Released by Beat Machine Records on 15 Nov 2020
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Milestones of Legends - Boogie Woogie & Blues Piano, Vol. 4
Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson
Blues - Released by Documents 2 on 13 Jan 2017
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The Best Boogie Woogie Piano
Blues - Released by Ap music on 12 Aug 2013
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Cat House Piano (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 9 Aug 2021
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Complete Jazz Series 1941 - 1944
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 30 Mar 2009
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The Ultimate Jazz Archive 17 - Boogie Woogie (2 Of 4)
Jazz - Released by Carinco AG on 18 Feb 2007
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Chicago Flyer
Jazz - Released by Jazz League Music on 26 Jul 2016
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Jazz Classics, Vol. 2
Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson
Blues - Released by Shami Media Group 3 on 1 Jan 2015
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Meade Lux Lewis Selected Favorites, Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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