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Meade Lux Lewis - Cat House Piano (1998) [Boogie-Woogie]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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Meade Lux Lewis - Cat House Piano (1998) [Boogie-Woogie]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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Artist: Meade Lux Lewis
Album: Cat House Piano
Genre: Boogie-Woogie
Label: Verve
Released: 1998
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
    Cat House Piano
  1. The Pittsburgh Flyer (5:04)
  2. Dragon Blues (4:58)
  3. Jabouti (6:11)
  4. Torpedo Juice (5:20)
  5. Joe Prein's Boogie (5:39)
  6. 620 Boogie (6:37)
  7. Meade's Mambo (5:50)
  8. San Francisco Shuffle (6:21)

    Boogie Woogie Piano And Drums
  9. Spooney Sam (3:59)
  10. Mama's Bounce (5:50)
  11. Shooboody (5:21)
  12. Hangover Boogie (6:12)
  13. Yancey's Last Ride (3:45)
  14. Bush Street Boogie (5:27)

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    Personnel:
  • Meade Lux Lewis - p
  • Red Callender - b (1-8)
  • Jo Jones - d (1-8)
  • Louie Bellson - d (9-14)

This single CD from 1998 has all of the music from boogie-woogie pianist Meade Lux Lewis' two Verve LPs of 1954-1955. The earlier date is a set of duets with drummer Louie Bellson, while the later session finds Lewis accompanied by bassist Red Callender and drummer Jo Jones. The packaging is perfect, and with 76-and-a-half minutes of playing, the amount of music is generous. The only problem is that there is a definite sameness to the 14 selections (which mostly clock in between four and seven minutes), the majority of which are medium-tempo blues romps. None of the melodies (all Lewis originals) are at all memorable. The romping momentum of the music overall is difficult to resist, but it is advisable to listen to this set in small doses.


Rec.: Los Angeles, January 16, 1955 (#1-8) and Radio Recorders, Hollywood, June 28, 1954 (#9-14).
Tracks 1-8 original LP issue: Cat House Piano (Verve MG V-1006)
Tracks 9-14 original LP issue: Boogie Woogie Piano And Drums (Clef MGC 632)

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