Meade Lux Lewis performing Blues Whistle at WOR Studios in NYC, August 22 1944 (photo by Francis Wolff)
Meade Lux Lewis leaning on the piano while Jimmy Yancey performs, circa late ’30s
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Meade Lux Lewis - Blues Whistle (1944)
This’ll definitely make for a happier Friday.
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Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet - Profoundly Blue (1941)
This is Charlie Christian’s only recorded appearance on acoustic guitar. Meade “Lux” Lewis wails on the celesta, and Israel Crosby—who later found a home with Ahmad Jamal and his groundbreaking trio—provides the bass in support of this Edmond Hall gem.
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Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet- Jammin’ In Four (1941)
In the end no words do this justice, either.
[left to right: Meade “Lux” Lewis on celeste, Edmond Hall on clarinet, Israel Crosby on bass, and Charlie Christian, in his only recorded appearance on acoustic guitar.]
