Person
Willie “The Lion” Smith
Albums
37
Members
6
Active
1893–1973
Origin
United States
Biography
William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholoff Smith (23 November 1893 – 18 April 1973), a.k.a. "The Lion", was an American jazz pianist and one of the masters of the stride style, usually grouped with James P. Johnson and Thomas "Fats" Waller as the three greatest practitioners of the genre from its Golden Age, c. 1920–1943.
Discography
Passionette / Morning Air
Reminiscing The Piano Greats
Willie Smith "The Lion"
Luckey & the Lion: Harlem Piano
The Legend Of Willie The Lion Smith
Memorial
Piano Solos By Willie Smith, The Lion Of The Piano: Original Compositions
Piano Solos By Willie Smith, The Lion Of The Piano: Show Time
Music on My Mind
Willie Smith "The Lion"
Grand Piano - Virtuoso Duets By Willie (The Lion) Smith & Don Ewell
Live At Blues Alley
The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 49
Memorial
Memorial
The Lion And The Tiger
The Original Fourteen Plus Two (1938–1939)
The Original Fourteen Plus Two (1938–1939)
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 90
1937-1938
Echoes Of Spring
The Chronological Classics: Willie "The Lion" Smith 1925-1937
The Chronological Classics: Willie "The Lion" Smith 1937-1938
1938-1940
The Chronological Classics: Willie "The Lion" Smith 1938-1940
The Lion Roars! His Greatest Hits, 1934-1944
Pianist and Character: 1935 / 1949
Jazz in Paris: Music on My Mind
The Memoirs Of Willie "The Lion" Smith
Chez Panassié - Concerts de Limoges et Louvain 1950
The Chronological Classics: Willie "The Lion" Smith 1944-1949
Pork And Beans
The Chronological Classics: Willie "The Lion" Smith 1950
The Chronological Classics: Willie "The Lion" Smith 1950-1953
Stride Piano Duets: Live in Toronto, 1966
Live Zurich, Switzerland
Grand Piano Duets
Credits
Rendezvous With Rex
Shoot The Likker To Me, John Boy / Egyptian Ella
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet (1932-1941) Vol. 2
Sidney Bechet 1932 - 1951
Sidney Bechet And The New Orleans Feetwarmers Vol. 3
Sissy / Jazz Me Blues
Sissy / Pop Corn Man
Songs We Taught Your Mother
Streamline Gal / Harlem Joys
The Big Apple
The Blue Bechet
The Complete Sidney Bechet Vol 3/4 (1941)
The Complete Sidney Bechet Vol.5 (1941-1943) Plus Ladnier / Mezzrow / Newton (1938-1939)
The Dipsy Doodle / That's A Plenty
The Legend Of Willie The Lion Smith
The Lion And The Tiger
The Memoirs Of Willie "The Lion" Smith
The Music Man - (1927 - 1934)
The Original Fourteen Plus Two (1938–1939)
The Seven Ages Of Jazz (A Live Concert Presentation)
The Swampland (Is Calling Me) / I Can See You All Over The Place
The Town Hall Concerts - Volume Four
The Town Hall Concerts Volume Two
The Victor Sessions - Master Takes 1932-43
Three Blind Mice (See How They Swing) / The Flat Foot Floogee
Three Blind Mice (See How They Swing) / Toy Trumpet
Willie Smith "The Lion"
Willie "The Lion" Smith