The Blues Piano Artistry of Meade Lux Lewis

Meade Lux Lewis

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Original Release Date: November 1, 1961
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ojc
• ASIN: B000000Z6Z
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #41,858 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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  #43 in	Music > Jazz > Traditional Jazz & Ragtime > Boogie-Woogie
  #70 in	Music > Blues > Piano

Track Listings

1. Hammer Chatter

2. You Were Meant for Me

3. Celeste Bounce

4. Bear Trap Stomp

5. Frompy Stomp

6. Rough Seas

7. Madame Vod's Celeste Blues

8. C Jam Blues

9. Fate

10. Breezing at the Celeste

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars blues piano artistry, indeed, February 11, 2004

By	T. Bekken (Austmarka Norway) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In 1961, the great Meade 'Lux' Lewis entered the studio with producer Chris Albertson to record this masterpiece of blues and boogie woogie piano. It's nothing short of a true wonder to hear Lewis on a grand piano, with superb sound quality, tickling and pounding the keys, playing strikingly modern-sounding music. For some strange reason, Lewis was considered something of a has-been at the time, but now, almost 43 years later, the music sounds as if it was recorded only yesterday. The grooves never quit, and harmonically, Lewis pulls a few amazing stunts. He also plays the celeste on three tracks, which has often been sneered at by critics, but the music-box effect is surprisingly beautiful, and somehow it all fits in very nicely. If you only want to buy one blues piano cd in your lifetime, this one is not at all a bad choice.