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Dick Wellstood - Live at the Sticky Wicket (1997) [Ragtime, Swing, Stride]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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Dick Wellstood - Live at the Sticky Wicket (1997) [Ragtime, Swing, Stride]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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Artist: Dick Wellstood
Album: Live at the Sticky Wicket
Genre: Ragtime, Swing, Stride
Label: Arbors Records
Released: 1997
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
    CD 1:
  1. Lullaby of Birdland (4:18)
  2. How About You? (4:48)
  3. If Dreams Come True (4:43)
  4. St. James Infirmary (3:56)
  5. Birmingham Breakdown (3:07)
  6. Ain't Misbehavin' (4:34)
  7. Snowy Morning Blues/Carolina Shout (7:35)
  8. There Is No Greater Love (4:27)
  9. Fidgety Feet (3:43)
  10. The Entertainer (5:12)
  11. Handful of Keys (4:19)
  12. You Go to My Head (4:52)
  13. I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling/Zonky (7:20)
  14. Aint'cha Got Music?/Old Fashioned Love (5:23)
  15. Keep Off the Grass (3:52)

    CD 2:
  1. Ring Dem Bells/Sophisticated Lady/Jumpin' Punkins (6:22)
  2. Someone to Watch over Me/How Long Has This Been Going On?/Liza (7:04)
  3. Maple Leaf Rag (2:42)
  4. Russian Rag (3:41)
  5. Caravan (4:39)
  6. Limehouse Blues (3:29)
  7. Diane (I'm in Heaven When I See You Smile) (3:35)
  8. Giant Steps (2:40)
  9. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?/Groovin' High (5:45)
  10. The Pearls (5:18)
  11. Like Someone in Love (4:50)
  12. Shoeshine Boy (4:06)
  13. Lulu's Back in Town (3:17)
  14. Prelude to a Kiss/Pitter Panther Patter (6:05)
  15. My Melancholy Baby (3:24)
  16. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now (4:04)
  17. March of the Musketeers (2:22)

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The Big Three of post-World War II stride piano were Ralph Sutton, Dick Hyman and the late Dick Wellstood, who passed away in 1987. This double CD from 1997, recorded just 8½ months before Wellstood's death, contains all of the music performed by the pianist during an informal club appearance and recorded privately with his permission; it was released here for the first time. Although a masterful stride player, Wellstood was not unaware of later developments in jazz (he always liked Thelonious Monk), and his extensive program even features a striding version of "Giant Steps," which he turns into a bit of a joke. An expert at interpreting James P. Johnson tunes, Wellstood also includes a variety of swing standards, Duke Ellington numbers and selections by Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton and George Gershwin, among many others. He informally talks to the audience about the music between most of the songs, answers a few requests and cracks some jokes. Although the talking may seem a bit tiresome by the third listen, Wellstood's piano playing is heard throughout in prime form and is filled with many exciting moments. Highly recommended to lovers of stride piano.
Review by Scott Yanow

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