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 - Editado por AP MUSIC LTD el 1/01/2013
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Honky Tonk Train Blues
Blues - Editado por Dobre Records el 25/07/2011
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The First Day
Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis
Jazz - Editado por Blue Note Records el 15/01/2013
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The Boogie Woogie Trio vol. 1
Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons
Jazz - Editado por Storyville el 20/08/1995
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Barrel House Piano
Jazz - Editado por Archive of Folk & Jazz Music el 22/10/1957
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Hey! Piano Man: Selected Boogie Woogie Sides Remastered - CD B
Blues - Editado por JSP Records el 28/08/2007
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The Blues Piano Artistry Of Meade Lux Lewis
Jazz - Editado por CoolNote el 1/01/1961
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The First Day
Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis
Jazz - Editado por Jazz All Stars el 15/01/2013
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Barrelhouse Boogie
Meade Lux Lewis, Jimmy Yancey, Pete Johnson
Jazz - Editado por CoolNote el 1/01/2000
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Complete Jazz Series 1927 - 1939
Jazz - Editado por Complete Jazz Series el 1/01/1993
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Honky Tonk Train
Jazz - Editado por Beat Machine Records el 15/11/2020
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Milestones of Legends - Boogie Woogie & Blues Piano, Vol. 4
Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson
Blues - Editado por Documents 2 el 13/01/2017
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The Best Boogie Woogie Piano
Blues - Editado por AP Music el 12/08/2013
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Meade Lux Lewis Selected Favorites, Vol. 2
Jazz - Editado por Charly Records el 21/03/2011
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Meade Lux Lewis Selected Favorites Volume 1
Jazz - Editado por Charly Records el 20/06/2006
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Cat House Piano (Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por Avid Entertainment el 9/08/2021
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Complete Jazz Series 1941 - 1944
Jazz - Editado por Complete Jazz Series el 30/03/2009
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