Time: 32:56
Size: 75.4 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 1955/2010
Art: Front
[2:30] 1. Get Happy
[3:25] 2. On The Atchison
[3:23] 3. Spring Is Here
[4:44] 4. Like Someone In Love
[2:48] 5. My Heart Stood Still
[2:23] 6. Of Thee I Sing
[3:01] 7. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[5:20] 8. Yesterdays
[1:57] 9. The Kerry Dance
[3:21] 10. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
In the very early 1950s, Los Angeles was awash in jazz pianists who could play with ferocious speed and delicate grace. The names that spring to mind include Russ Freeman, Marty Paich, Hampton Hawes, Dodo Marmarosa, Carl Perkins, Pete Jolly, Lorraine Geller, Victor Feldman, Sonny Clark and Jimmy Rowles. But perhaps the most overlooked member of this silky-swinger set is Claude Williamson. Back in 1954 and '55, Williamson recorded two perfect trio albums for Capitol when Stan Kenton briefly headed the Stan Kenton Presents imprint, which showcased West Coast talent.Williamson was born in Brattleboro, Vt., and his father was a drummer and leader of a local territory band. Williamson studied piano and soon joined his father's band from 1940 to 1944—an invaluable experience while in high school. After graduation, Williamson studied at Boston's New England Conservatory of Music. But his exposure to an Al Haig record began to lure him regularly to New York. Before long, though, Williamson came under the influence of bop pianist Bud Powell.
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