Willie "The Lion" Smith
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About Willie "The Lion" Smith
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. William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholoff Smith was born in Goshen, New York. His mother and grandmother chose the names to reflect the different parts of his heritage: Joseph after Saint Joseph (Bible)
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Summertime
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Finger Buster
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Am I Blue?
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Rippling Waters
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Echoes of Spring
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Summertime - Instrumental
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Moonlight Cocktail
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Harlem Joys
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Echo Of Spring
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On the Sunny Side of the Street Take, Pt. 1
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Echoes of Spring (Piano Solo)
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Relaxin'
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Passionette
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Am I Blue
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Echoes Of Spring (Live)
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Morning Air
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Pork And Beans
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Solitude
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Swing, Brother, Swing
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Contrary Motion
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Pretty Baby
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Swing Brother Swing
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Music On My Mind
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
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Ain't Misbehavin'
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Shine
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Ain't She Sweet
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Honeysuckle Rose
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In A Minor Groove
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All Out Of Breath
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More Than That
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Tea for Two
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H&M Blues
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Sneakaway
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Moten Swing
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Stormy Weather
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Some Of These Days
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I'm All Out of Breath
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Dardanella
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Sophisticated Lady
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Concentratin'
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I'll Follow You (01-10-39)
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Sparklets
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Willie Weep for Me
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There's Gonna Be the Devil To Pay
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Polonaise
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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
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Here Comes The Band
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All Of Me
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