Willie "The Lion" Smith
Along with Fats Waller and James P. Johnson, Willie “The Lion” Smith was one of
the great stride-style pianists of the golden age of jazz. Born William Henry
Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf in 1893 to a Jewish father and an African-American
mother, Smith (surname added later) grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and nurtured
a passion for the piano from his early childhood. A tour of duty in World War I
with the Harlem Hellfighters interrupted his early career, but he displayed
courage at such a level that he was dubbed “The Lion,” a nickname that would
follow him the rest of his life.
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Stormy WeatherWillie "The Lion" Smith and Buck Clayton
JosephineWillie "The Lion" Smith and Milt Herth Trio
SolitudeWillie "The Lion" Smith
Careless LoveWillie "The Lion" Smith and Big Joe Turner
Keepin' Out of Mischief NowClaude Hopkins, Don Ewell and Willie "The Lion" Smith
I Can't Give You Anything But LoveWillie "The Lion" Smith
Stormy WeatherWillie "The Lion" Smith and Buck Clayton
Keep Cool
2:37
JosephineWillie "The Lion" Smith and Milt Herth Trio
Willie "the Lion" Smith: 1937-1938
2:30
SolitudeWillie "The Lion" Smith
Careless LoveWillie "The Lion" Smith and Big Joe Turner
Willie "the Lion" Smith: 1937-1938
2:49
Keepin' Out of Mischief NowClaude Hopkins, Don Ewell and Willie "The Lion" Smith
5:04
I Can't Give You Anything But LoveWillie "The Lion" Smith
Complete Jazz Series 1950 - 1953
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