Looking for awesome boogie piano
June 15, 2013 2:20 PM Subscribe
I'm looking for excellent piano tracks, particularly boogie woogie and rag time. I'm looking for upbeat songs that have rhythm. I tend to like early rock and jazz not electronica. Songs that come to mind are Duke Ellington's Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue, anything by Booker T and the MGs. That kind of thing. Vocals are optional. Thanks.
Anything by Mr. B (Mark Braun). Here's one example (the first 45 seconds are intro, so don't give up during them). Here's another, again, getting more into it around the 1 minute mark. Enjoy.
posted by still_wears_a_hat at 3:03 PM on June 15, 2013
posted by still_wears_a_hat at 3:03 PM on June 15, 2013
The Big Three in Boogie are:
Meade Lux Lewis
Pete Johnson
and
Albert Ammons
But also check out "Roll 'Em" by Mary Lou Williams and "Boogie Woogie on the St. Louis Blues" by Earl Hines
posted by Longtime Listener at 3:23 PM on June 15, 2013
Meade Lux Lewis
Pete Johnson
and
Albert Ammons
But also check out "Roll 'Em" by Mary Lou Williams and "Boogie Woogie on the St. Louis Blues" by Earl Hines
posted by Longtime Listener at 3:23 PM on June 15, 2013
A few other worthy practitioners are:
Harry "the Hipster" Gibson
Will Bradley and Ray McKinley
and
Amos Milburn
posted by Longtime Listener at 3:31 PM on June 15, 2013
Harry "the Hipster" Gibson
Will Bradley and Ray McKinley
and
Amos Milburn
posted by Longtime Listener at 3:31 PM on June 15, 2013
Marcia Ball, if you like a little New Orleans-style blues with your boogie-woogie.
posted by SuperSquirrel at 4:37 PM on June 15, 2013
posted by SuperSquirrel at 4:37 PM on June 15, 2013
Carl Sonny Leyland, newly inducted into the BW hall of fame
Jay McShann
Freddie Slack
Pinetop Perkins
If you like boogie woogie and ragtime you probably would also like some of the monster stride pianists such as Lucky Roberts, Willie the Lion Smith, James P. Johnson, Ralph Sutton, Donald Lambert
posted by snowymorninblues at 6:07 PM on June 15, 2013
Jay McShann
Freddie Slack
Pinetop Perkins
If you like boogie woogie and ragtime you probably would also like some of the monster stride pianists such as Lucky Roberts, Willie the Lion Smith, James P. Johnson, Ralph Sutton, Donald Lambert
posted by snowymorninblues at 6:07 PM on June 15, 2013
Stride is the best. My lifelong project is to learn James P. Johnson's Carolina Shout.
posted by dfan at 7:22 PM on June 15, 2013
posted by dfan at 7:22 PM on June 15, 2013
You should seek out some Jools Holland playing with SQUEEZE, such as this
posted by markjamesmurphy at 8:34 PM on June 15, 2013
posted by markjamesmurphy at 8:34 PM on June 15, 2013
This is totally cool, Jools and Dr. John
posted by markjamesmurphy at 8:36 PM on June 15, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by markjamesmurphy at 8:36 PM on June 15, 2013 [1 favorite]
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