Willie Smith 'the Lion' - Frand Piano (CD)

(2-CD set) This reissue features the powers of four master pianists, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Don Ewell, Claude Hopkins and Sir Charles Thompson. On 10 tracks recorded in Toronto in 1967, Smith and Ewell perform as a duo. Hopkins performs solo in the style of the Harlem pianists of the 1920s on 8 tracks recorded in 1972, while Hopkins performs solo on 6 tracks from 1984.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. I've Found a New Baby - Don Ewell, Willie "The Lion" Smith
2. Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid - Don Ewell, Willie "The Lion" Smith
3. I Would Do Anything for You - Don Ewell, Willie "The Lion" Smith
4. Some of These Days - Don Ewell, Willie "The Lion" Smith
5. Just You, Just Me - Don Ewell, Willie "The Lion" Smith
6. Everybody Loves My Baby - Don Ewell, Willie "The Lion" Smith
7. Can't We Be Friends - Don Ewell, Willie "The Lion" Smith
8. You Took Advantage of Me - Don Ewell, Willie "The Lion" Smith
9. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now - Don Ewell, Willie "The Lion" Smith
10. Sweet Georgia Brown - Don Ewell, Willie "The Lion" Smith
11. Indiana - Claude Hopkins
12. Sugar - Claude Hopkins
13. If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight - Claude Hopkins
14. Crazy Fingers - Claude Hopkins
15. You Took Advantage of Me - Claude Hopkins
16. Late Evening Blues - Claude Hopkins

Disc: 2

1. Safari Stomp - Claude Hopkins
2. New Orleans - Claude Hopkins
3. You're Driving Me Crazy - Claude Hopkins
4. Memphis Blues - Claude Hopkins
5. Who's Sorry Now - Claude Hopkins
6. Easy Living - Sir Charles Thompson
7. Robbins Nest - Sir Charles Thompson
8. Memories of You - Sir Charles Thompson
9. Ain't Misbehavin' - Sir Charles Thompson
10. 'Round Midnight - Sir Charles Thompson
11. Happy Boogie - Sir Charles Thompson
12. Portrait of a Piano - Sir Charles Thompson
13. You Go to My Head - Sir Charles Thompson
14. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most - Sir Charles Thompson
15. All the Things You Are - Sir Charles Thompson
16. Samo Blues - Sir Charles Thompson