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For Dancers Only [European Import]

CD-Charts > Music > Clarinet
by: George Lewis and Barry Martyn Band

Release Date September 16, 2004
George Lewis was one of the early New Orleans jazzmen who stayed there when others moved to Chicago, New York etc. in the 1920s. He was a great clarinettist but only came to prominence with the revivalist movement and the return of Bunk Johnson in the 1940s. He then entered a period of touring with his own groups and guest-playing with various bands when numeruos recordings were made. The 18 tracks of this CD were recorded in 1965 (3 years before the death of George Lewis) on a European tour when he was accompanied in England by the Kid Martyn Ragtime Band. George Lewis may have been past his best technical playing days but he had lost none of his soul and he performed with inspired conviction.

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CD-Charts Position 102
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Plays Favourites

CD-Charts > Music > Clarinet
by: Butch Thompson Trio

Release Date February 26, 2007
George Lewis was one of the early New Orleans jazzmen who stayed there when others moved to Chicago, New York etc. in the 1920s. He was a great clarinettist but only came to prominence with the revivalist movement and the return of Bunk Johnson in the 1940s. He then entered a period of touring with his own groups and guest-playing with various bands when numeruos recordings were made. The 18 tracks of this CD were recorded in 1965 (3 years before the death of George Lewis) on a European tour when he was accompanied in England by the Kid Martyn Ragtime Band. George Lewis may have been past his best technical playing days but he had lost none of his soul and he performed with inspired conviction.

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CD-Charts Position 103
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Minnesota Wonder

CD-Charts > Music > Clarinet
by: Butch Thompson

Release Date October 01, 1999
George Lewis was one of the early New Orleans jazzmen who stayed there when others moved to Chicago, New York etc. in the 1920s. He was a great clarinettist but only came to prominence with the revivalist movement and the return of Bunk Johnson in the 1940s. He then entered a period of touring with his own groups and guest-playing with various bands when numeruos recordings were made. The 18 tracks of this CD were recorded in 1965 (3 years before the death of George Lewis) on a European tour when he was accompanied in England by the Kid Martyn Ragtime Band. George Lewis may have been past his best technical playing days but he had lost none of his soul and he performed with inspired conviction.

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CD-Charts Position 104
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Jazz in the Classic New Orleans Tradition

CD-Charts > Music > Clarinet
by: George Lewis

Release Date July 01, 1991
George Lewis was a gifted and forceful clarinetist in the Johnny Dodds style. He stayed on in New Orleans after the closing of Storyville and the move of jazz to Chicago and beyond, and he was largely unknown until he played with Bunk Johnson as part of the revivalist movement in the early 1940s. The tracks for this superb CD were recorded in New Orleans in 1951 and 1953. The CD is in two halves having 6 tracks by a quartet with support for George Lewis's clarinet from piano, banjo and bass; and 6 tracks by a traditional band with trumpet and trombone joining George Lewis in the front line, and support from piano, banjo, bass and drums.

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CD-Charts Position 105
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New Orleans Joys

CD-Charts > Music > Clarinet
by: Butch Thompson

Release Date October 01, 1999
George Lewis was a gifted and forceful clarinetist in the Johnny Dodds style. He stayed on in New Orleans after the closing of Storyville and the move of jazz to Chicago and beyond, and he was largely unknown until he played with Bunk Johnson as part of the revivalist movement in the early 1940s. The tracks for this superb CD were recorded in New Orleans in 1951 and 1953. The CD is in two halves having 6 tracks by a quartet with support for George Lewis's clarinet from piano, banjo and bass; and 6 tracks by a traditional band with trumpet and trombone joining George Lewis in the front line, and support from piano, banjo, bass and drums.

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CD-Charts Position 106
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In Stockholm

CD-Charts > Music > Clarinet
by: George Lewis

Release Date January 21, 2002
George Lewis was a gifted and forceful clarinetist in the Johnny Dodds style. He stayed on in New Orleans after the closing of Storyville and the move of jazz to Chicago and beyond, and he was largely unknown until he played with Bunk Johnson as part of the revivalist movement in the early 1940s. The tracks for this superb CD were recorded in New Orleans in 1951 and 1953. The CD is in two halves having 6 tracks by a quartet with support for George Lewis's clarinet from piano, banjo and bass; and 6 tracks by a traditional band with trumpet and trombone joining George Lewis in the front line, and support from piano, banjo, bass and drums.

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CD-Charts Position 107
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The Jubilee Concert

CD-Charts > Music > Clarinet
by: Pee Dee Jazzband

Release Date May 01, 1997
George Lewis was a gifted and forceful clarinetist in the Johnny Dodds style. He stayed on in New Orleans after the closing of Storyville and the move of jazz to Chicago and beyond, and he was largely unknown until he played with Bunk Johnson as part of the revivalist movement in the early 1940s. The tracks for this superb CD were recorded in New Orleans in 1951 and 1953. The CD is in two halves having 6 tracks by a quartet with support for George Lewis's clarinet from piano, banjo and bass; and 6 tracks by a traditional band with trumpet and trombone joining George Lewis in the front line, and support from piano, banjo, bass and drums.

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CD-Charts Position 108
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Yankees

CD-Charts > Music > Clarinet
by: John Zorn

Release Date March 16, 1998
George Lewis was a gifted and forceful clarinetist in the Johnny Dodds style. He stayed on in New Orleans after the closing of Storyville and the move of jazz to Chicago and beyond, and he was largely unknown until he played with Bunk Johnson as part of the revivalist movement in the early 1940s. The tracks for this superb CD were recorded in New Orleans in 1951 and 1953. The CD is in two halves having 6 tracks by a quartet with support for George Lewis's clarinet from piano, banjo and bass; and 6 tracks by a traditional band with trumpet and trombone joining George Lewis in the front line, and support from piano, banjo, bass and drums.

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CD-Charts Position 109
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With George Guesnon's B [Us Import]

CD-Charts > Music > Clarinet
by: George Lewis

Release Date December 23, 1999
George Lewis was a gifted and forceful clarinetist in the Johnny Dodds style. He stayed on in New Orleans after the closing of Storyville and the move of jazz to Chicago and beyond, and he was largely unknown until he played with Bunk Johnson as part of the revivalist movement in the early 1940s. The tracks for this superb CD were recorded in New Orleans in 1951 and 1953. The CD is in two halves having 6 tracks by a quartet with support for George Lewis's clarinet from piano, banjo and bass; and 6 tracks by a traditional band with trumpet and trombone joining George Lewis in the front line, and support from piano, banjo, bass and drums.

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CD-Charts Position 110
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Two Clarinets on the Porch

CD-Charts > Music > Clarinet
by: Willie Humphrey & Brian O'Connell

Release Date August 11, 1994
George Lewis was a gifted and forceful clarinetist in the Johnny Dodds style. He stayed on in New Orleans after the closing of Storyville and the move of jazz to Chicago and beyond, and he was largely unknown until he played with Bunk Johnson as part of the revivalist movement in the early 1940s. The tracks for this superb CD were recorded in New Orleans in 1951 and 1953. The CD is in two halves having 6 tracks by a quartet with support for George Lewis's clarinet from piano, banjo and bass; and 6 tracks by a traditional band with trumpet and trombone joining George Lewis in the front line, and support from piano, banjo, bass and drums.

Revivalism implies that traditional jazz had at best been superceded, or had been lost, or even ... Read More: