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George Lewis
Keeper Of The Flame [8cd box set]
Album 2013 on Storyville label
Jazz (Dixieland)
George Lewis was born in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th Century. It was a perfect time and place for someone of his natural talent to come into this world, no other city had as rich a musical life as that which moved through the streets of New Orleans, and George Lewis arrived there just as it all came together and blossomed in to jazz. This boxed set contains 127 recorded instances of George Lewis spreading the joy of traditional jazz on both sides of the Atlantic. You will hear his band, with great keepers of the flame like trombonist Jim Robinson, trumpeters Avery “Kid” Howard and Percey Humphrey, legendary bassist Alcide “Slow Drag” Pavageau, banjo veteran Lawrence Marrero, Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band, and singers Lizzie Miles and Monette Moore. Together, it captures the essence of the historic 1950s New Orleans Revival. This is the Box that traditional jazzfans have been waiting for! Personnel: CD1 & 2: Kid Howard (tp & vo) Jim Robinson (tb) George Lewis (cl) Alton Purnell (p & vo) Lawrence Marrero (bjo) Alcide Pavageau (b) Joe Watkins (dr & vo) Recorded at Ohio State University,Columbus, Ohio, March 3, 1954. CD3: Track 1-11: Avery Kid Howard (tp & vo) Jim Robinson (tb) George Lewis (cl) Alton Purnell (p & vo) Lawrence Marrero (bjo) Alcide “Slow Drag” Pavageau (b) Joe Watkins (dr & vo) Howard and Robinson do not appear on “Burgundy Street Blues” Recorded, Bakersfield, California, May 28, 1954. Track 12-16: Percy Humphrey (tp) Jim Robinson (tb) George Lewis (cl) Jeanette Kimball (p) Johnny St. Cyr (g) McNeal Breaux (b) Paul Barbarin (dr) Elizabeth Eustis (vo) Recorded in New Orleans June 17, 1954 CD4: Avery “Kid” Howard (tp & vo) Jim Robinson (tb) George Lewis (cl) Alton Purnell (p & vo) Lawrence Marrero (bjo & vo) Alcide “Slow Drag” Pavageau (b) Joe Watkins (dr & vo) Lizzie Miles (vo) Recorded at Club Hangover San Francisco, November 7, 14 & 27, 1953 CD5: Avery “Kid” Howard (tp) Wendell Eugene (tb) George Lewis (cl) Alton Purnell (p) Lawrence Marrero (bjo) Alcide “Slow Drag” Pavageau (b) Joe Watkins (dr) Recorded at Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, December 17, 1954 CD6: Finn Otto Hansen (tp) Arne Bue Jensen (tb) George Lewis (cl,vo,talking) Jørgen Svare (cl) Bjarne Petersen (bjo) Mogens Seidelin (b) Ib Lindschouw (dr) Omit Jørgen Svare on track 1 Recorded March 24 & 25, 1959 in Copenhagen. CD7: Track 1-8: Avery Kid Howard (tp,vo) George Lewis (cl) Jim Robinson (tb) Alton Purnell (p & vo) Lawrence Marreo (bjo) Alcide Pavageau (b) Joe Watkins (dr & vo), Monette Moore (vo) Recorded October 26, 1953, Los Angeles. Track 9-22: Kid Howard (tp) Jim Robinson (tb) George Lewis (cl) Alton Purnell (p) Alcide Pavageau (b) Joe Watkins (dr & vo) Lizzie Miles (vo) Recorded Dec. 19, 1953 & Jan. 2, 1954, at Hangover Club, San Francisco CD8: Kid Howard (tp) Jim Robinson (tb) George Lewis (cl) Alton Purnell (p & vo) Lawrence Marrero (bj) Alcide “Slow Drag” Pavageau (b) Joe Watkins (dr & vo) Recorded at Hangover Club, San Francisco, November 21, 1953
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Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Disc 1] GEORGE LEWIS AT THE OHIO UNION 1 | George Lewis | ||
| 2 | [Disc 2] GEORGE LEWIS AT THE OHIO UNION 2 | George Lewis | ||
| 3 | [Disc 3, Track 1 - 11]: GEORGE LEWIS AND HIS NEW ORLEANS STOMPERS | George Lewis | ||
| 4 | [Disc 3, Track 12 - 16]: GEORGE LEWIS AND HIS RAGTIME BAND | George Lewis | ||
| 5 | [Disc 4]: GEORGE LEWIS AT CLUB HANGOVER | George Lewis | ||
| 6 | [Disc 5]: GEORGE LEWIS IN NEW ORLEANS | George Lewis | ||
| 7 | [Disc 6]: GEORGE LEWIS WITH PAPA BUE’S VIKING JAZZBAND | George Lewis | ||
| 8 | [Disc 7, Tracks 1 - 8]: JAZZ FUNERAL IN NEW ORLEANS | George Lewis | ||
| 9 | [Disc 7, Tracks 9 - 22]: GEORGE LEWIS AT THE HANGOVER CLUB | George Lewis | ||
| 10 | [Disc 8]: GEORGE LEWIS AT THE HANGOVER CLUB | George Lewis |
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