George Wein
George Wein's most important contribution to jazz was his work organizing and booking festivals including Newport Jazz Festival (which he helped found in 1954), and for opening his own Storyville club in the 1950s. However, Wein was also a fine Earl Hines-inspired pianist (and an occasional vocalist), quite comfortable in swing- and Dixieland-oriented settings. On an irregular basis since the 1950s he toured and recorded with his Newport All-Stars, who have included cornetist Ruby Braff, clarinetist Pee Wee Russell, and tenorman Bud Freeman, and later, Scott Hamilton on tenor and cornetist Warren Vache. George Wein died on September 13, 2021 in New York City; he was 95 years old.
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Discography
9 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Wein, Women & Song
Dixieland - Released by Rhino Atlantic on 1 Jan 2000
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George Wein Is Alive and Well In Mexico (Live)
Jazz - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 1 Apr 1967
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George Wein's Newport All-Stars
Dixieland - Released by Rhino Atlantic on 1 Jan 1969
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Vintage Belle Epoque No. 50 - EP: The Magic Horn
Dixieland - Released by Vintage Music on 2 Feb 1956
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Midnight Concert In Paris
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 Jan 1963
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Sings Wein, Women & Songs
Vocal Jazz - Released by Stardust Records on 15 Aug 2013
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And the Newport All-Stars
Jazz - Released by Nagel heyer records on 13 Jun 2017
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