The Lion Roars! His Greatest Hits, 1934-1944

~ Release by Willie “The Lion” Smith (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
banjo:
Ikey Robinson (on 1934-09-05)
clarinet:
Cecil Scott (on 1934-09-05)
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1934-09-05)
double bass:
Richard Fullbright (on 1934-09-05)
jug:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1934-09-05)
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1934-09-05)
washboard:
Floyd Casey (on 1934-09-05)
vocals:
Ikey Robinson (on 1934-09-05)
recording of:
Ida! Sweet as Apple Cider (on 1934-09-05)
lyricist:
Eddie Leonard (in 1903)
composer:
Eddie Munson (in 1903)
Alabama Jug Band2:45
2Somebody Stole My Gal
banjo:
Ikey Robinson (on 1934-10-03)
clarinet:
Cecil Scott (on 1934-10-03)
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1934-10-03)
jug:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1934-10-03)
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1934-10-03)
tuba [brass bass]:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1934-10-03)
washboard:
Floyd Casey (on 1934-10-03)
recording of:
Somebody Stole My Gal (on 1934-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
Alabama Jug Band2:55
3Apologies
Mezz Mezzrow and His Orchestra3:27
4Sendin' the Vipers
Mezz Mezzrow and His Orchestra3:02
5Mutiny in the Parlour
Mezz Mezzrow and His Swing Band3:04
6The Panic Is On
Mezz Mezzrow and His Swing Band2:39
7What Can I Do With a Foolish Little Girl Like You?
Willie “The Lion” Smith and His Cubs2:48
8Harlem Joys
Willie “The Lion” Smith and His Cubs2:39
9Echoes of Spring
Willie “The Lion” Smith and His Cubs2:41
10Swing, Brothers, Swing
Willie “The Lion” Smith and His Cubs2:50
11The Swampland Is Calling Me
Willie “The Lion” Smith and His Cubs2:59
12The Old Stamping Ground
Willie “The Lion” Smith and His Cubs3:21
13Let's Mop It
Willie “The Lion” Smith and His Cubs2:55
14Muskrat Ramble
Willie “The Lion” Smith and His Cubs2:47
15Piano Solos - Morning Air
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:44
16Piano Solos - Fading Star
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:41
17Piano Solos - Rippling Waters
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:48
18Piano Solos - Finger Buster
Willie “The Lion” Smith3:03
19The Lion and the Lamb
Willie "The Lion" Smith, Joe Bushkin and George Wettling2:58
20I'm Coming Virginia
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:40
21Limehouse Blues
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:38
22Strange Fruit
Sidney Bechet Trio2:33
23Black and Blue
Max Kiminsky and His Jazz Band2:59
24Jazz Me Blues
Max Kiminsky and His Jazz Band3:24