Performers include James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, and Mary Lou Williams
RCA: FXM3 7143.
Jazz piano performances.
The performances on these 3 discs (in 1 container) were recorded between 1923 and 1972, in various locations.
v. 1. Bleeding hearted blues / L. Austin (James P. Johnson) (3:08) ; Seattle hunch / J.R. Morton (Jelly Roll Morton) (3:11) ; Freakish / (2:55) ; King Porter stomp / J.R. Morton (Jelly Roll Morton, piano and Nat Levine, drums) (1:43) ; -- Too low / C.L. Williams (Clarence Williams) Dew-drop alley / S. Underwood (Sugar Underwood) (3:04) ; Davis Street blues / Honky tonk train blues / M.L. Lewis (Meade Lux Lewis) (2:58) ; Yancey's bugle call / J. Yancey (Jimmy Yancey) (2:41) ; Foot pedal boogie / A. Ammons, P. Johnson (Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson, pianos; James Hoskins, drums) (2:28) ; Contrary motion / W. Smith (Willie "The Lion" Smith) (2:40) ; Keep your temper ; Bring on the band / (5:09) ; Anitra's dance / E. Grieg (Donald Lambert) (2:40) --
v. 2. Valentine stomp / F. Waller (Fats Waller) (3:02) ; Numb fumblin' / (2:51) ; Viper's drag / (2:57) ; Solitude / D. Ellington (Duke Ellington) (3:27) ; The second portrait of the lion / (4:09) ; Shine on the harvest moon / Norworth, Bayes (Count Basie Quartet) (2:23) ; Glad rag doll / Yellen, Dougherty, Ager (Earl Hines) (2:44) ; Rosetta / Hines, Woods (Earl Hines) Blues in thirds / E. Hines (Earl Hines) (6:00) ; Smoke gets in your eyes / Harbach, Kern (Art Tatum) (3:00) ; Ain't misbehavin' / F. Waller, A. Razaf, Brooks (Art Tatum) (2:40) ; Cherokee / Noble (Art Tatum) Humoresque / A. Dvorak (Mary Lou Williams Trio) (2:39) ; Hesitation boogie / M.L. Williams (Mary Lou Williams Trio) (2:42) --
v. 3. Erroll's bounce / E. Garner (Erroll Garner) (2:57) ; Erroll's blues / (3:25) ; I got rhythm / G. and I. Gershwin (Oscar Peterson Trio) (3:00) ; My blue heaven / Whiting, Donaldson (Oscar Peterson Trio) (2:58) ; Biddy's beat / B. Taylor (Billy Taylor) (5:03) ; Back home / P. Newborn (Phineas Newborn Quartet) (5:17) ; Overtime / (3:42) ; She / G. Shearing (Bud Powell Trio) (5:08) ; Birdland blues / B. Powell (Bud Powell Trio) (4:18) ; Cheek to cheek / I. Berlin (Lou Levy) Yellow blues / R. Fol (Raymond Fol) (2:50) ; Cormoran / (2:15) ; Morceau no. 2 / M. Solal (Martial Solal Trio) (3:23)