Don Ewell
A major if underrated stride pianist, Don Ewell was inspired by Jelly Roll Morton and Earl Hines, but could stride like Fats Waller, too. He started leading his own trios in Baltimore in the mid-'30s; played during the New Orleans jazz revival (starting in the mid-'40s) with Bunk Johnson, Muggsy Spanier, Sidney Bechet, and Kid Ory (1953); and was with Jack Teagarden during 1957-1964. Ewell sometimes played duets with the weakening Willie "the Lion" Smith in the late '60s before moving to New Orleans, where he worked regularly during his last years. He recorded for Good Time Jazz (three 1956-1957 dates are available on CD), GHB/Audiophile/Jazzology, Delmark, Fat Cat's Jazz, and Chiaroscuro; previously unreleased sets were issued posthumously by Stomp Off and Pumpkin.
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Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Music To Listen To Don Ewell By
Jazz - Released by Good Time Jazz on 1/01/1956
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Grand Piano Duets
Willie "The Lion" Smith, Don Ewell
Jazz - Released by Sackville on 1/01/2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Minneapolis Concert 1947 (Live Recording)
Jazz - Released by American Music on 23/10/2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Grand Piano
Willie "The Lion" Smith, Don Ewell
Ragtime - Released by Blue Pie Records USA on 1/01/1967
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Solo Piano 1969?1973
Jazz - Released by Chiaroscuro Records on 2/09/2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Yellow Moon (Live)
Jazz - Released by nagel heyer records on 27/10/2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Music to Listen to Don Ewell By
Lounge - Released by Milestones Records on 12/10/2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Man Here Plays Fine Piano!
Lounge - Released by Milestones Records on 11/10/2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hard to Hide
Jazz - Released by nagel heyer records on 3/05/2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Free 'N Easy!
Lounge - Released by Milestones Records on 12/10/2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo