Boogie woogie piano jazz - Meade Lux Lewis

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Some stride players took such exception to what they saw as a simplistic variation on the twelve-measure blues that they refused to play it - Fats Waller even including a clause in his contracts that expressly stated he would not perform any kind of boogie-woogie. But not even Waller could ignore the popularity of the style.

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Piano jazz music artist: Fats Waller a great jazz entertainer

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Famous as much for his gargantuan appetite (for food, drink and female company) as for his musical abilities, Waller’s success as a popular entertainer and singer tended to mask his brilliance as a pianist and organist, let alone as the composer of dozens of tunes, many of which became hit songs.

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