Create account Log in

Roaring, Vol. 2

[Edit]

Download links and information about Roaring, Vol. 2 by Willie " The Lion " Smith. This album was released in 1974 and it belongs to Blues, Jazz genres. It contains 8 tracks with total duration of 23:38 minutes.

Artist: Willie " The Lion " Smith
Release date: 1974
Genre: Blues, Jazz
Tracks: 8
Duration: 23:38
Buy on iTunes $7.92

Tracks

[Edit]
No. Title Length
1. Love Will Find a Way (featuring Willie) 2:55
2. Memories of You (featuring Willie) 2:46
3. Moonlight Cocktail (featuring Willie) 2:11
4. Pork and Beans (featuring Willie) 2:08
5. Spanish Venus (featuring Willie) 4:37
6. Squeeze Me (featuring Willie) 3:17
7. Summertime (featuring Willie) 1:21
8. The Man I Love (featuring Willie) 4:23

Details

[Edit]

This second volume of Willie "The Lion" Smith's recordings for Vogue took place during his stay in Paris in 1949 and 1950. The first session adds trumpeter Buck Clayton and clarinetist Claude Luter, in addition to drummer Wallace Bishop; no bassist was needed because a stride pianist the caliber of Smith has no problems creating a solid bassline. Two takes of "At the Darktown Strutter's Ball" and Fats Waller's "Ain't Misbehavin'" feature spirited vocals by Smith and great solos by Smith, Clayton, and Luter. Clayton shines during "Nagasaki," but Smith rises to the occasion to direct the spotlight back to himself. Most of Smith's originals from the solo tracks are fairly obscure originals, except for his jaunty "Conversation on Park Avenue" and a rather intricate arrangement of "Sweet Sue." Like its companion Vogue LP, this record (last reissued in 1974, the year after Smith's death) will be difficult to find but worth the investment.