Dick Wellstood
One of the two great stride pianists (along with Ralph Sutton) to emerge during the 1940s when members of their generation were generally playing bebop, Wellstood kept an open mind toward later styles (he loved Monk) while sounding at his best playing classic jazz. A little more subtle than Sutton, Wellstood was also a powerful pianist who was a superb interpreter of the music of James P. Johnson and his contemporaries. He came to New York with Bob Wilber's Wildcats in 1946 and caught on in the trad jazz scene quickly. By 1947 he was playing with Sidney Bechet, and in the 1950s he mostly worked with veteran players including trumpeters Roy Eldridge, Rex Stewart, and Charlie Shavers and the Eddie Condon gang. He was in the intermission band at Condon's starting in 1956 and later was house pianist at the Metropole and Nick's. After a period with Gene Krupa's quartet, he toured with the World's Greatest Jazz Band. Wellstood remained active throughout his all-too-short life, playing solo concerts, performing at jazz parties, and recording quite a few memorable albums.
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Discographie
15 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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This Is the One...Dig!
Jazz - Paru chez Solo Art le 11 déc. 2014
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"Duet"
Billy Butterfield, Dick Wellstood
Jazz - Paru chez Jazzology le 19 janv. 2015
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Dick Wellstood- Kenny Davern
Dick Wellstood and Kenny Davern
Jazz - Paru chez Chiaroscuro Records le 1 janv. 1981
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The Fabulous Doc Cheatham
Jazz - Paru chez Jazzology le 21 janv. 2016
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Live Hot Jazz
Kenny Davern, Dick Wellstood, Chuck Riggs
Jazz - Paru chez Jazzology le 12 déc. 2013
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Fats Waller Revisited
Jazz - Paru chez Inner City Records le 1 janv. 1975
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Live at Vineyard: Kenny Davern and Dick Wellstood - Never in a Million Years...
Jazz - Paru chez Baseline Jazz le 1 oct. 1995
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In Gay Old New Orleans
Knocky Parker, Dick Wellstood, Galvanized Washboard Band
Jazz - Paru chez GHB le 27 avr. 2015
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From Dixie To Swing
Jazz - Paru chez Inner City Records le 1 janv. 1972
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Lennie Felix / Dick Wellstood
Jazz - Paru chez Solo Art le 14 nov. 2015
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Your Sky of Blue
Jazz - Paru chez Nagel heyer records le 5 juill. 2017
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