i do not think any jazz pianist blues pianist did surpass or has surpassed meade lux lewis the tempo of this piece artculation of phrase and dynamics of accent reveal and demonstrate enormous natural virtuosity it is not the same as tatums tiger rag but just as astonishing and musically much more powerfull think of beethoven and the slamming and banging in many of his piano sonatas at one time lewis and tatum both played in the same club and each admired the other bit of a hard act to follow.
@boscos121 I appreciate your insight to the distinctive use of dynamics by Lewis and Tatum. Very nice! Perhaps you'll like these three pass-alongs: Don Pullen, Gary Peacock, Tony Williams New Beginnings; Maurizio Pollini w/ The Berlin Philharmonic - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, and, Stravinsky: Pétrouchka, Three Mouvements. It all puts a smile on my face!
My first choice is Meade Lux Lewis over Cow Cow Davenport. Both are a thrill.
e4Learning 4 days ago
Best Boogie Woogie *ever*....and I'm dead ass serious. This is amazing! Someone needs to transcribe this.
ZingZee123456789 5 days ago
Wow ! Thank heaven for the internet !
MrDt1946 5 months ago
I can't get enough of this! It is just amazing to hear a piano played like this. Thank you so much for posting this. I love it!
pjf7395 8 months ago
i do not think any jazz pianist blues pianist did surpass or has surpassed meade lux lewis the tempo of this piece artculation of phrase and dynamics of accent reveal and demonstrate enormous natural virtuosity it is not the same as tatums tiger rag but just as astonishing and musically much more powerfull think of beethoven and the slamming and banging in many of his piano sonatas at one time lewis and tatum both played in the same club and each admired the other bit of a hard act to follow.
boscos121 10 months ago
@boscos121 I appreciate your insight to the distinctive use of dynamics by Lewis and Tatum. Very nice! Perhaps you'll like these three pass-alongs: Don Pullen, Gary Peacock, Tony Williams New Beginnings; Maurizio Pollini w/ The Berlin Philharmonic - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, and, Stravinsky: Pétrouchka, Three Mouvements. It all puts a smile on my face!
e4Learning 10 months ago