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Willie "The Lion" Smith
p, 1893-1973 US
Musician / Composer of Jazz
A.k.a. William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholoff Smith
American jazz pianist and composer. Born: 23 November 1897 in Goshen, New York, USA. Died: 18 April 1973 in New York City, New York, USA. Willie was active since the early 1910s, best known for his 'Harlem Stride' playing style. The legend is that his nickname "The Lion" came from his bravery while serving as a heavy artillery gunner.
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lion And The Tiger | Willie "The Lion" Smith, Jo Jones | 2018 | Compil. |
| Grand Piano Duets | Willie "The Lion" Smith & Don Ewell | 2017 | Album |
| Stride Piano Duets Live In Toronto 1966 | Willie "The Lion" Smith, Don Ewell | 2008 | Album |
| Jazz Piano Masters | Joja Wendt / Willie "The Lion" Smith | 2004 | Compil. |
| 1950 | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 2004 | Compil. |
| Chez Panassié | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 2002 | Compil. |
| The Memoirs Of Willie "The Lion" Smith | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 2001 | Album |
| Pianist And Character - 1935 / 1949 | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 2000 | Compil. |
| The Lion Roars! - His Greatest 1934-1944 | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1998 | Compil. |
| 1938-1940 | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1993 | Compil. |
| The Lion | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1992 | Album |
| 1937-1938 | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1992 | Compil. |
| 1925-1937 | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1992 | Compil. |
| Echoes Of Spring | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1992 | Album |
| The Legend Of Willie "The Lion" Smith | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1992 | Album |
| The Original 14 Plus Two 1938-1939 | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1983 | Compil. |
| Willie "The Lion" Smith Vol. 2 | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1983 | Album |
| The Original Fourteen Plus Two (1938–1939) | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1981 | Compil. |
| Memorial | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1981 | Album |
| Willie "The Lion" Smith Volume 1 | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1981 | Album |
| Relaxing | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1977 | Album |
| Memorial | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1974 | Album |
| The Lion And The Tiger | Willie "The Lion" Smith, Jo Jones | 1974 | Album |
| Willie "The Lion" Smith | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1973 | Album |
| Live At Blues Alley | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1973 | Album |
| Willie "The Lion" Smith | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1972 | Album |
| Le Lion Le Tigre Et La Madelon | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1972 | Album |
| Pork And Beans | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1972 | Album |
| Willie the Lion and His Washington Cubs | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1971 | Album |
| California Here I Come | Mike Lipskin With Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1971 | Album |
| Grand Piano - Virtuoso Duets By Willie (The Lion) Smith & Don Ewell | Willie "The Lion" Smith & Don Ewell | 1967 | Album |
| Music On My Mind | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1966 | Album |
| A Legend | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1965 | Album |
| Piano Solos By Willie Smith, The Lion Of The Piano: Show Time | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1962 | Album |
| Piano Solos By Willie Smith, The Lion Of The Piano: Original Compositions | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1961 | Album |
| Memorial | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1960 | Album |
| Luckey & The Lion: Harlem Piano | Charles "Luckey" Roberts & Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1960 | Album |
| Willie "The Lion" Smith Recalls The Great Days Of Jazz | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1959 | Single |
| Accent On Piano | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1957 | Album |
| The Lion Roars | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1957 | Album |
| Mood In Blue | Coleman Hawkins, Ernie Royal, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Jack Teagarden, Lucky Thompson | 1955 | Album |
| Jazz Dance | Pee Wee Russell, Pops Foster, Jimmy McPartland, Jimmy Archey, Willie "The Lion" Smith, George Wettling | 1954 | Album |
| Jazz Dance | Pee Wee Russell, Pops Foster, Jimmy McPartland, Jimmy Archey, Willie "The Lion" Smith, George Wettling | 1954 | Single |
| The Lion Steps Out | Willie 'The Lion' Smith | 1953 | Album |
| When The Saints Go marchin' In / The Lion Steps Out | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1953 | Single |
| Reminiscing The Piano Greats | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1951 | Album |
| Willie Smith " The Lion " | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1950 | Album |
| Nagasaki / Get Together Blues | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1950 | Album |
| Cuttin' Out / I'm Gonna Ride The Rest Of The Way | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1949 | Album |
| 12 Street Rag | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1949 | Album |
| The Boy And The Boat / The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1939 | Album |
| Blues, Why Don't You Leave Me Alone / I've Got To Think It Over | Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1937 | Album |
| Original Haitian Music | Sidney Bechet, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Leo Warney And His Orchstra | Album | |
| Magic Island / Mayotte | Willie "The Lion" Smith, Sidney Bechet And His Orchestra | Album | |
| Trains And Planes / Pretty Baby | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Album | |
| Willie "The Lion" Smith | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Album | |
| Reminiscing The Piano Greats | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Compil. | |
| Moonlight Cocktail | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Album | |
| I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 90 | Billie Poole, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Stuff Smith, Guy Lafitte, Eddie Bernard, Gérard Badini | Compil. | |
| Three Keyboards / The Lion And The Lamb | Willie "The Lion" Smith, Jess Stacy, Joe Bushkin | Album | |
| A Recital with... | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Compil. | |
| The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol.30 | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Compil. | |
| Jazz Dance | Pee Wee Russell, Pops Foster, Jimmy McPartland, Jimmy Archey, Willie "The Lion" Smith, George C. Wetttling | Album | |
| The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 49 | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Compil. | |
| Reminiscences 1965 / 8 | Champion Jack Dupree / Eddie Boyd / Willie "The Lion" Smith | Album | |
| Passionette / Morning Air | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Album | |
| A Reissue Of Some Famous Black And White Masters Vol. 2 | Cliff Jackson, Lil Hardin-Armstrong, Willie "The Lion" Smith | Compil. | |
| Surboum Chez Marie Chantal | Ramón Márquez, Al Lirvat, Willie "The Lion" Smith | Album | |
| Grand Piano | Willie "The Lion" Smith And Don Ewell, Claude Hopkins, Sir Charles Thompson | Compil. | |
| Portrait Of The "Duke" / Echoes Of Spring | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Album | |
| Midnight Piano | Willie "The Lion" Smith / Cliff Jackson / Don Frye | Album | |
| Late Hours / 12th Street Rag | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Album | |
| Josephine / Lost In The Shuffle | Milt Herth, Willie "The Lion" Smith, O'Neil Spencer | Album | |
| Stuyvesant Casino Nights | Red Allen Quintet, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Henry "Red" Allen, "Big Chief" Russell Moore, Buster Bailey, Eddie Price | Album | |
| Contrary Motion / Zig-Zag | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Album | |
| Charleston / Carolina Shout | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Album | |
| Original Piano Solo | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Album | |
| Reminiscing The Piano Greats | Willie "The Lion" Smith | Album |
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