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| Born: Sep 4, 1905 in Chicago, IL | Avg.User Rating: 4 Ratings |
| Died: Jun 7, 1964 in Minneapolis, MN |
| Genre: Jazz |
| Styles: Piano Blues, Boogie-Woogie |
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| Biography: One of the three great boogie-woogie pianists (along with Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson) whose appearance at John Hammond's 1938 Spirituals to Swing concert helped start the boogie-woogie craze, Meade "Lux" Lewis was a powerful if somewhat limited player. He played regularly in Chicago in the late '20s ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1961 Label: Fantasy Inc. Critics' Rating:  Boogie-woogie pianist Meade Lux Lewis' next-to-last record was his first recording in five years and his final opportunity to stretch out unaccompanied. This solo Riverside set (reissued by OJC on CD) ...Read full reviewReleased: 1954 Label: Tradition Critics' Rating: The running time on these ten tracks, recorded in 1954 by Lewis with bassist Red Callendar and an unknown electric guitarist, is a paltry 27 minutes, but they're 27 delightful minutes. Lewis' work is captured ...Read full review
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