Willie "The Lion" Smith Catalog
1944 (age 51)
Various Artists - Jazz Greats Tops L 1508 1960
Max Kaminsky, trumpet; Frank Orchard, trombone; Rod Cless, clarinet; Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano; Jack Lesberg, bass; Mac McGrath as "Mack" McGrath, drums.
NYC, August 19, and September 29, 1944
| BW29 | Let's Mop It |
| BW30 | Muskrat Ramble |
| BW31 | Bugle Call Rag |
Cliff Jackson, Lil Armstrong, Willie "The Lion" Smith - A Reissue Of Some Famous Black And White Masters Vol. 2 Storyville (D) SLP 806 1970s
same session.
NYC, August 19, and September 29, 1944
| BW32 | How Could You Put Me Down |
1949
Willie "The Lion" Smith - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 49 Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 1970
Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano; Wallace Bishop, drums.
Paris, France, December 1, 1949
| RJS925 | Echoes Of Spring |
| RJS926 | Here Comes The Band |
Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano.
Paris, France, December 24, 1949
| RJS932 | Dardanella |
| RJS934 | Cuttin' Out |
| RJS935 | Charleston |
| RJS936 | Carolina Shout |
| RJS937 | I'm Gonna Ride The Rest Of The Way |
same personnel.
Paris, France, January 29, 1950
| RJS943 | Can You Hear Me |
| RJS945 | Conversation On Park Avenue |
| RJS946 | Pretty Baby |
| RJS947 | Sweet Sue Part 1 |
| RJS948 | Sweet Sue Part 2 |
** part of Memorial, Vogue (F) DP 20 in 1981.
Willie "The Lion" Smith - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 30 Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 1968
Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano; Wallace Bishop, drums.
Paris, France, December 1, 1949
| RJS927 | Relaxin' |
| RJS928 | Contrary Motion |
| RJS929 | Zig Zag |
| RJS930 | Twelfth Street Rag |
| RJS931 | Late Hours |
| RJS932 | Portrait Of The Duke |
Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano.
Paris, France, December 24, 1949
| RJS933 | La Madelon |
Buck Clayton, trumpet; Claude Luter, clarinet; Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano; Wallace Bishop, drums.
| RJS938-1 | Darktown Strutter's Ball (take 1) |
| RJS938-2 | Darktown Strutter's Ball (take 2) |
| RJS939 | Ain't Misbehavin' |
| RJS940 | V3094 | Stormy Weather |
| RJS941 | Get Together Blues |
| RJS942 | Nagasaki |
Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano.
Paris, France, January 29, 1950
| RJS944 | Trains And Boats And Planes |
** part of Memorial, Vogue (F) DP 20 in 1981.
1950
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Reminiscing The Piano Greats Vogue (F) LD 008
Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano.
Paris, France, January 29, 1950
| Don't You Hit That Lady Dressed In Green | |
| Maple Leaf Rag | |
| Don't You Dare To Strike Me Again | |
| Shine | |
| Dark Town Strutters Ball | |
| Pork And Beans | |
| Chevy Chase | |
| Oh, You Devil, Rag | |
| When I Walk With Billy | |
| Buddy Bolden's Blues | |
| Passionette |
1958 (age 65)
Harlem Piano Solos By Luckey Roberts & Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Luckey & The Lion Good Time Jazz M12035 1960
Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano.
NYC, March 18, 1958
| Morning Air | |
| Relaxin' | |
| Rippling Water | |
| Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | |
| Tango La Caprice | |
| Concentratin' |
** also released on Good Time Jazz S10035 in 1960; Vogue (E) LAG 12256 in 1961; Good Time Jazz GTJCD-10035-2 in 1991.