4 performances by Willie "The Lion" Smith, November 29, 1965

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  • 4 performances by Willie The Lion Smith. information from Jean Labaye: "The day of the concert is 29th november 1965, salle de l' école normale de musique,78 rue Cardinet Paris 17ème.Le Lion was doing a tour for the Hot-Cub Of France in November/December 1965" .A few spots where the video/audio is a touch glitchy. In this film, we get some incredible shots of Lion's hands and his face. In the words of Mike Lipskin, "Willie had such a big full face."
    1st Performance:
    00:35 Relaxing (Also known as "Theme Song" sometimes)
    03:28 Tea For Two
    07:50 Willie Points out Memphis Slim in the audience.
    08:13 Carolina Shout
    10:50 Shine (piano and vocals)
    15:22 Rockin 'N Rollin'
    18:05 Joe Turner joins Lion on the stage for a moment
    18:53 Some of These Days (piano and vocals). Really nice left hand here. a shot of Willie's wife, Jane.
    2nd Performance
    23:50 Dinah (piano and vocals)
    29:25 St. Louis Blues (piano and vocals)
    36:10 Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now/ Honeysuckle Rose/?/ Smoke Gets In Your Eyes/Ain't Misbehavin'
    3rd Performance
    44:30 Echoes Of Spring
    48:25 Zig Zag
    51:45 Squeeze Me (The Boy In The Boat)
    55:58 Through For The Day (One of my favourites, very relaxing.)
    58:35 Morning Air
    01:01:55 Polonaise
    4th Performance
    01:05:40 Sweet Georgia Brown
    01:09:45 Love Remembers / Fading Star /
    01:13:30 H and M blues("H for Hugues Panassié and M for Madeleine Gautier the wife of Panassié"- Jean Labaye)
    01:18:05 Old Fashioned Love/ Keepin' Out Of Mischief/ Love Will Find A Way/ Moonlight Cocktail/ Shine
    01:25:10 La Marseillaise

Komentáře • 36

  • @melimoa
    @melimoa Před měsícem +1

    Beautiful way of playing. Relaxed and full of music.

  • @maurizioghezzer4302
    @maurizioghezzer4302 Před 5 dny

    Stile elegantissimo!

  • @Politaris1134
    @Politaris1134 Před rokem +13

    No way! I didn't know this footage even existed. I believe I only saw a small clip of this concert. Thanks for uploading this.

    • @afpseb4582
      @afpseb4582 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Always check for foreign stuffs the happiness will knock at your door👍

  • @barrygordon5323
    @barrygordon5323 Před 9 měsíci +8

    Great stuff, especially shine at the end,and the Carolina shout ..and tea for to,consider to he was 73 when this film was made and still playing great. I was blessed to. Have met him in 1973 two weeks or so before he passed on,he was an incredibly spiritual man ,who could transmit more with his eyes the most words can convey,for me it was a baptism.. what a great artist and man .and a great influence,.

    • @SugarBearMosher
      @SugarBearMosher  Před 9 měsíci +3

      A baptism...what a wonderful way to put it

    • @user-di5pv6pw5l
      @user-di5pv6pw5l Před 3 měsíci

      Tell us more about him please.
      I am a new fan.
      I wish to add this excellent man to my musical discourse
      And bring further awareness to fellow appreciators.

  • @user-di5pv6pw5l
    @user-di5pv6pw5l Před 3 měsíci +2

    I am a jazz singer.
    This is fantastic.
    Think ill study this master piece and use it daily as vocal scale practice.
    This piece itches my ears when i focus on the harmonics and tones.
    Quite a task to ajust vocally but an exciting challenge.
    Yet a new musical awareness
    Which broadens my own approach to musical creation.
    Thanku for sharing.
    More please 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @itsRemco
    @itsRemco Před rokem +9

    WOWWWWW

  • @quintinfranklin9168
    @quintinfranklin9168 Před 6 měsíci +2

    MR. WILLIE "THE LION" SMITH, LOVE YOU SIR! THANK YOU FOR SHARING!

  • @nickarteaga175
    @nickarteaga175 Před rokem +7

    It's weird to see Smith acknowledge Memphis Slim, as they're about as different musicians as can be, but I guess they were both in Paris at the same time so must have known each other.

  • @garklein8089
    @garklein8089 Před rokem +9

    This is GREAT! Thanks for sharing!

  • @GDsJazz
    @GDsJazz Před 11 měsíci +2

    That song between "Honeysuckle Rose" and "When smoke gets in your eyes" is called "What is there to say?"

  • @pederlong1784
    @pederlong1784 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Such a beautiful style

  • @SELMER1947
    @SELMER1947 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Fabulous musician

  • @bluenoteflat
    @bluenoteflat Před 8 měsíci +1

    ❤Gorgeous

  • @savlecz1187
    @savlecz1187 Před rokem +4

    Oh man, this is a treat! Thank you for this! Hope this stays up forever so I keep revisiting it

  • @FoxieGrandma
    @FoxieGrandma Před rokem +2

    Thanks for posting these.....what a treat!!! 😂

  • @IberianInteractive
    @IberianInteractive Před rokem +3

    DUDE this is gold thank you so much

  • @PiotrBarcz
    @PiotrBarcz Před rokem +2

    I think I found an earlier upload of this because I remember the title was different, not only that, the video was in 480p resolution not Full HD.

  • @philippevinot4798
    @philippevinot4798 Před rokem +5

    Bonjour, et merci pour cette vidéo. N'étant pas musicien, je suis faciné par la facilité de mettre l'ambiance de ces Artistes. Comme Bechet, Waller, Johnson etc.. ils avaient quelque chose à dire au travers de leurs morceaux !!

    • @SELMER1947
      @SELMER1947 Před rokem +1

      Maintenant ils ont des techniques fabuleuses mais plus rien à dire...

    • @philippevinot4798
      @philippevinot4798 Před rokem +1

      @@SELMER1947 c'est un peu l'idée 😊

  • @gianmariadipaolo9668
    @gianmariadipaolo9668 Před 7 měsíci

    The best

  • @andrewbarrett1537
    @andrewbarrett1537 Před 2 měsíci

    RE: "Zig Zag" at 48:25: This tune seems like a Bop tune at the beginning.
    Which makes sense, since the Lion was friends with Thelonious Monk.

  • @waldolydecker8118
    @waldolydecker8118 Před 8 měsíci +2

    36:10 Song preceding "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is "What is There to Say" not "HoneySuckle Rose"

    • @SugarBearMosher
      @SugarBearMosher  Před 8 měsíci +2

      Between the 2 is What is there to say, thats it! Thanks for the ID.

    • @waldolydecker8118
      @waldolydecker8118 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@SugarBearMosher - You got it....edit your set list if you can. Thanks.

  • @dr.brianjudedelimaphd743
    @dr.brianjudedelimaphd743 Před 7 měsíci +2

    The way he purposely turns the time around by dropping beats and then getting back into the pocket was always one of the hippest things I’ve heard ANY jazz musician do …

    • @SugarBearMosher
      @SugarBearMosher  Před 7 měsíci +2

      He was an OG , i plan to get "Lion" tattoed on my left pinky finger so when I play, zi see him. "Lamb" on the ring finger because i use my ring when i play fast stride. Then "Eubie" on the middle finger, just to keep them consecutive.

    • @dr.brianjudedelimaphd743
      @dr.brianjudedelimaphd743 Před 7 měsíci

      amazing !@@SugarBearMosher

  • @user-dt3it8xb5g
    @user-dt3it8xb5g Před měsícem

    maybe it's time for me to start smoking cigars

  • @afpseb4582
    @afpseb4582 Před 7 měsíci

    These sort of man would be today banned accused to be racist in France as they dare to play national'anthem. Great music from great people👍😎

  • @user-zz2dx3qf7u
    @user-zz2dx3qf7u Před 5 měsíci +1

    Public service