Boogie-Woogie
Boogie-woogie was a party-time sensation in the 1930s, a driving eight-to-the-bar piano style that took the world by storm. Geoffrey Smith selects some potent examples by pianists and big bands alike.
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C. Smith & Smith, Pine Top
Pine Top's Boogie Woogie
- Boogie Woogie Special.
- Topaz.
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Romeo Nelson & Romeo Nelson
Head Rag Hop
- Boogie Woogie Special.
- Topaz.
- 5.
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Meade Lux Lewis
Honky Tonk Train Blues
- Meade Lux Lewis 1927-1939.
- Classics.
- 1.
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Wesley Wallace
No. 29
- The Piano Blues Volume One.
- Magpie.
- 13.
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Montana Taylor
Indiana Avenue Stomp
- The Many Faces Of Boogie Woogie.
- Avid.
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Little Brother Montgomery
Farish Street Jive
- New Orleans Volume 3.
- RCA.
- 7.
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Count Basie, CARL SMITH, Lester Young, Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing & Jo Jones
Boogie Woogie
- Count Basie 1936-1938.
- Classics.
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Joe Turner and Pete Johnson, Pete Johnson & Joe Turner
It's All Right Baby
- FROM SPIRITUALS TO SWING.
- VANGUARD.
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Albert Ammons
Shout For Joy
- Boogie Woogie Man.
- Topaz.
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Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson & Meade Lux Lewis & Albert Ammons
Boogie Woogie Prayer Part 1
- Boogie Woogie Man.
- Topaz.
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Earl Hines
Boogie Woogie on The St. Louis Blues
- The Many Faces Of Boogie Woogie.
- Avid.
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Jimmy Yancey
At The Window
- Jazz Immortals No. 1.
- Vogue.
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Jimmy Yancey
State Street Special
- Boogie Woogie Special.
- Topaz.
- 13.
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Jay Mcshann & Jay Mcshann With Rhythm Accompaniment
Hold 'Em Hootie
- Jazz: Kansas City Style.
- Topaz.
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Mary Lou Williams
Roll 'Em
- Boogie Woogie Special.
- Topaz.
- 22.
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Art Tatum
Tatum Pole Boogie
- Jazz from America on Disques Vogue.
- SONY.
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Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson, Bert Brown & Frank Gariepy
The Sheik of Araby
- The Complete Young Oscar Peterson.
- RCA.
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Performers:
听 Title:听听Pine Top鈥檚 Boogie Woogie 听
听 Performers:听Pine Top Smith听
听 Composers:听Pine Top Smith
听 Album Title:听Boogie Woogie Special
听 Label:听听Topaz听Catalogue No:听TPZ 1025听
听 Duration: 听03鈥�22听
听听 Title:听听Head Rag Hop 听
听 Artist:听Romeo Nelson听
听 Composers:听Romeo Nelson听
听 Album Title:听Boogie Woogie Special 听
听 Label:听听Topaz听Catalogue No:听TPZ 1025
听 Duration:听02鈥�56
听 Performers:听Romeo Nelson, piano; Tampa Red & Frankie 鈥楬alf Pint鈥� Jaxon, speech.
听听 Title: 听Honky Tonk Train Blues
听 Performers:听Meade Lux Lewis听
听 Composers:听Meade Lux Lewis 听
听 Album Title:听Meade Lux Lewis 1927-1939听
听 Label:听听Classics Catalogue No:听CLASSICS-722听
听 Duration:听03鈥�13听
听听 Title:听听#29 听
听 Performers:听Wesley Wallace听
听 Composers:听Traditional听
听 Album Title:听The Piano Blues Volume One
听 Label:听听Magpie听 Catalogue No:听PY 4401听
听 Duration:听03鈥�13听
听听 Title: 听Indiana Avenue Stomp 听
听 Performers:听Montana Taylor听
听 Composers:听A. Taylor & Montana Taylor听
听 Album Title:听The Many Faces Of Boogie Woogie听
听 Label:听听Avid听Catalogue No:听AMSC-553听
听 Duration:听03:28听
听听 Title:听听Boogie Woogie 听
听 Artist:听Count Basie
听 Composers:听Carl Smith听
听 Album Title:听Count Basie 1936-1938听
听 Label:听听Classics听听 Catalogue No:听Classics-503听
听 Duration:听03鈥�12听
听 Performers:听Carl Smith, trumpet; Lester Young, tenor saxophone; Count Basie, piano; Walter Page, bass; Joe Jones, drums; Jimmy Rushing, vocal.
听听 Title:听听It's All Right Baby 听
听 Performers:听Pete Johnson &听 Joe Turner听
听 Composers:听Pete Johnson &听 Joe Turner听
听 Album Title:听From Spirituals To Swing听
听 Label:听听Vanguard听Catalogue No:听169-71-2听
听 Duration:听02:38听
听听 Title:听听Shout for Joy 听
听 Performers:听Albert Ammons听
听 Composers:听Albert Ammons听
听 Album Title:听Boogie Woogie Man听
听 Label:听听Topaz听Catalogue No:听TPZ-1067听
听 Duration:听02鈥�24听
听听 Title:听听Boogie Woogie Prayer Part 1听 听
听 Performers:听Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson and Meade Lux Lewis听
听 Composers:听Albert Ammons & Lewis Johnson听
听 Album Title:听Boogie Woogie Man听
听 Label:听听Topaz听Catalogue No:听TPZ-1067听
听 Duration:听04:57听
听听 Title:听听Boogie Woogie on the St. Louis Blues 听
听 Artist:听Earl Hines听
听 Composers:听W.C. Handy听
听 Album Title:听The Many Faces Of Boogie Woogie听
听 Label:听听Avid听Catalogue No:听AMSC-553听
听 Duration:听02:49听
听听 Title:听听At the Window 听
听 Performers:听Jimmy Yancey
听 Composers:听Jimmy Yancey
听 Album Title:听Jazz Immortals No. 1听
听 Label:听听Vogue听Catalogue No:听LDE-166听
听 Duration:听02鈥�57听
听听 Title:听听State Street Special
听 Performers:听Jimmy Yancey
听 Composers:听Jimmy Yancey听
听 Album Title:听Boogie Woogie Special听
听 Label:听听RCA听Catalogue No:听730-510听
听 Duration:听02鈥�39听
听听 Title:听听Hold 'Em Hootie 听
听 Artist:听Jay McShann听
听 Composers:听Jay McShann听
听 Album Title:听Jazz: Kansas City Style听
听 Label:听听Topaz听Catalogue No:听TPZ-1036听
听 Duration:听02:41听
听 Performers:听Jay McShann, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
听听 Title:听听Roll 鈥楨m 听
听 Artist:听Mary Lou Williams听
听 Composers:听Mary Lou Williams听
听 Album Title:听Boogie Woogie Special听
听 Label:听听Topaz听Catalogue No: TPZ 1025听
听 Durations:听02鈥�38听
听 Performers:听Mary Lou Williams, piano; Frank Newton, trumpet; Vic Dickenson, trombone; Edmon Hall, clarinet; Al Lucas, bass; Jack Parker, drums.
听听 Title:听听Tatum Pole Boogie
听 Performers:听Art Tatum听
听 Composers:听Art Tatum听
听 Album Title:听Jazz from America on Disques Vogue
听 Label:听听Sony听 Catalogue No:听8875140962
听 Duration:听02鈥�20听
听听 Title:听听The Sheik of Araby
听 Artist:听Oscar Peterson
听 Composers:听Ted Snyder, Harry B. Smith, Francis Wheeler
听 Album Title:听The Complete Young Oscar Peterson听
听 Label:听听RCA听Catalogue No:听7432122-6122听
听 Duration:听03鈥�00听
听 Performers:听Oscar Peterson, piano; Bert Brown, bass; Frank Gariepy, drums.
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