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To say that Mary Lou Williams had a long and productive career is an understatement. Although for decades she was often called jazz's greatest female musician (and one has to admire what must have been a nonstop battle against sexism), she would have been considered a major artist no matter what her sex.
Mary Lou Williams
Tea for Two (Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans) 2:52
Mary Lou Williams Blues (Mary Lou Williams) 3:20
from The Chronological Mary Lou Williams (1927-1940)
Just the fact that Williams and Duke Ellington were virtually the only stride pianists to modernize their style through the years would have been enough to guarantee her a place in jazz history books. Williams managed to always sound modern during a half-century career without forgetting her roots or how to play in the older styles.
Towering entertainer, expert at chanson, racial barrier breaker, beloved in France, her sensuous banana dance is the stuff of legend.
Josephine Baker
Lonesome Love Sick Blues 2:53
Mon rêve c'était vous 2:34
from Josephine Baker 1927-1939 (Anthology 36 Songs)
Born into poverty in St. Louis, dancer and singer Josephine Baker progressed from vaudeville to New York theater to the Parisian cabaret scene and became the toast of Europe before the age of 21. Though her later career wasn't quite able to handle such an early peak, Baker spent much of her life working tirelessly against prejudice, during World War II in Europe and the civil rights era in America. She's still one of the most famous expatriates in American history, perfectly epitomizing the hedonistic abandon of the Jazz Age in Paris...
Among the premier "Hawaiian" guitarists, with voicings, fluidity, and tunings that were creative and imaginative.
Casey Bill Weldon
I Believe You're Cheatin' On Me 3:17
The Big Boat 3:12
Round & Round 2:54
from Greatest Blues Licks 1927-1938
Steel guitarist Will Weldon is remembered as Casey Bill Weldon, and was also known in his time as Kansas City Bill and Levee Joe. "Casey", like "KC" or "Kaycee," referred to his links with the Kansas City music scene, although he could just as easily have been named after Pine Bluff, AK where he was born in 1909, or Atlanta or Memphis where he made his first recordings in 1927 after performing in medicine shows throughout the south. Inspired directly by the great Peetie Wheatstraw, Weldon was equally adept at expressing himself as a passionate blues singer and as a honky-tonk "country" performer who contributed to the development of Western swing. He was sometimes billed as the Hawaiian Guitar Wizard...
Kostas Karayiannis, Yiorgos Mihalopoulos
Svarniara (syrto) [1928]
Gainta Karagouna (syrto) (1936) by Yiorgos Mihalopoulos
from The Art of the Greek Folk Clarinet - 78 rpm Recordings 1927-1936
Greek Folk Instruments: Chordophones, Aerophones, and Membranophones
Klarino is what the Greeks call the Greek clarinet, and it is the most popular lead melody instrument in the mainland regions of Greece. It is an Albert (or simple) system clarinet which is an older, more primitive version of the clarinet now common in classical and popular music in most of Europe and America. The Albert system klarino has fewer keys and has a different tone than the modern clarinet. The Greek "klaritzides" also play the klarino with a different style and sound than that used by classical musicians in Europe and America. The klarino in the key of "C" ("do") is a favorite of the old folk klaritzides (clarinet players), although the Albert Bb has become the most popular clarinet in recent years. They also use the A and G clarinets, which are lower pitched instruments, for some music.
Fats Waller & His Rhythm - A Little Bit Independent 2:58
Louis Armstrong - I’m In The Mood For Love 3:11
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra - Rhythm Is Our Business 3:13
from The Million Sellers Of The 30's - 1935
1935 in Music
Tea for Two (Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans) 2:52
Mary Lou Williams Blues (Mary Lou Williams) 3:20
from The Chronological Mary Lou Williams (1927-1940)
Just the fact that Williams and Duke Ellington were virtually the only stride pianists to modernize their style through the years would have been enough to guarantee her a place in jazz history books. Williams managed to always sound modern during a half-century career without forgetting her roots or how to play in the older styles.
Towering entertainer, expert at chanson, racial barrier breaker, beloved in France, her sensuous banana dance is the stuff of legend.
Lonesome Love Sick Blues 2:53
Mon rêve c'était vous 2:34
from Josephine Baker 1927-1939 (Anthology 36 Songs)
Born into poverty in St. Louis, dancer and singer Josephine Baker progressed from vaudeville to New York theater to the Parisian cabaret scene and became the toast of Europe before the age of 21. Though her later career wasn't quite able to handle such an early peak, Baker spent much of her life working tirelessly against prejudice, during World War II in Europe and the civil rights era in America. She's still one of the most famous expatriates in American history, perfectly epitomizing the hedonistic abandon of the Jazz Age in Paris...
Casey Bill Weldon
I Believe You're Cheatin' On Me 3:17
The Big Boat 3:12
Round & Round 2:54
from Greatest Blues Licks 1927-1938
Steel guitarist Will Weldon is remembered as Casey Bill Weldon, and was also known in his time as Kansas City Bill and Levee Joe. "Casey", like "KC" or "Kaycee," referred to his links with the Kansas City music scene, although he could just as easily have been named after Pine Bluff, AK where he was born in 1909, or Atlanta or Memphis where he made his first recordings in 1927 after performing in medicine shows throughout the south. Inspired directly by the great Peetie Wheatstraw, Weldon was equally adept at expressing himself as a passionate blues singer and as a honky-tonk "country" performer who contributed to the development of Western swing. He was sometimes billed as the Hawaiian Guitar Wizard...
Svarniara (syrto) [1928]
Gainta Karagouna (syrto) (1936) by Yiorgos Mihalopoulos
from The Art of the Greek Folk Clarinet - 78 rpm Recordings 1927-1936
Greek Folk Instruments: Chordophones, Aerophones, and Membranophones
Klarino is what the Greeks call the Greek clarinet, and it is the most popular lead melody instrument in the mainland regions of Greece. It is an Albert (or simple) system clarinet which is an older, more primitive version of the clarinet now common in classical and popular music in most of Europe and America. The Albert system klarino has fewer keys and has a different tone than the modern clarinet. The Greek "klaritzides" also play the klarino with a different style and sound than that used by classical musicians in Europe and America. The klarino in the key of "C" ("do") is a favorite of the old folk klaritzides (clarinet players), although the Albert Bb has become the most popular clarinet in recent years. They also use the A and G clarinets, which are lower pitched instruments, for some music.
Louis Armstrong - I’m In The Mood For Love 3:11
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra - Rhythm Is Our Business 3:13
from The Million Sellers Of The 30's - 1935
1935 in Music
