Mike Lipskin with Willie 'The Lion' Smith - California Here I Come

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 1971
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:32
Size: 90,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:52)  1. California Here I Come
(4:20)  2. Mule Walk
(2:41)  3. Stan And Mike's Blues
(3:40)  4. Echo Of Spring
(3:25)  5. Carolina Shout
(3:55)  6. I'm Comin' Virginia
(6:39)  7. Sheik Of Araby
(3:07)  8. Thou Swell
(2:39)  9. Snowy Mornin' Blues
(4:12) 10. Old Fashioned Love

Willie "The Lion" Smith was a legend among the Harlem stride pianists, on this long unavailable LP he shares a few pointers with protégé Mike Lipskin. The title track is at first dominated by their conversation over the music, but their romping duo rendition simulates what an old-fashioned cutting contest might have sounded like. Their duets of "Carolina Shout" and "The Sheik of Araby" are equally enjoyable. Both pianists are represented on solo tracks and Lipskin fronts a quartet with underrated clarinetist Stan Monteiro, the odd choice of electric bassist Chuck Rainey, and the surprising inclusion of drummer Elvin Jones, who plays a duo on brushes with Lipskin on "Snowy Mornin' Blues." Overdue for appearance on CD, but unlikely with the death of producer Bob Thiele in 1995.~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/california-here-i-come-mw0000852933    

Personnel:  Piano – Mike Lipskin, Willie "The Lion" Smith;  Bass – Chuck Rainey;  Clarinet – Stan Monteiro;  Drums – Elvin Jones

California Here I Come

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