Willie "The Lion" Smith Discography
1944 (age 51)
The Lion And The Cubs / The Lion's Jazz Band
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 | Black & White 6; Jazztone (Eu) J-1039; Tops L 1508; Storyville (D) SLP 806 |
| BW30 | Muskrat Ramble | Black & White 24; Jazztone (Eu) J-1039; Tops L 1508; Storyville (D) SLP 806 |
| BW31 | Bugle Call Rag | Black & White 24; Tops L 1508; Storyville (D) SLP 806 |
| BW32 | How Could You Put Me Down | Black & White 6; Storyville (D) SLP 806 |
* Tops L 1508 Various Artists - Jazz Greats 1960
* Storyville (D) SLP 806 Cliff Jackson, Lil Armstrong, Willie "The Lion" Smith - A Reissue Of Some Famous Black And White Masters Vol. 2 1970s
* Jazztone (Eu) J-1039 James P. Johnson Quartet, Lil Armstrong, The Lion's Jazz Band, The Spirits Of Rhythm - Happy Harlem 1950s
* Black & White 6 The Lion And The Cubs - Let's Mop It / How Could You Put Me Down
* Black & White 24 The Lion's Jazz Band - Bugle Call Rag / Muskrat Ramble
1949
Willie "The Lion" Smith Duo
Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano; Wallace Bishop, drums.
Paris, France, December 1, 1949
| RJS925 | Echoes Of Spring | Royal Jazz (F) RJ 730; Vogue (F) LD 045; Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 |
| RJS926 | Here Comes The Band | Royal Jazz (F) RJ 732; Vogue (F) LD 045; Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 |
| RJS927 | Relaxin' | Royal Jazz (F) RJ 732; Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 |
| RJS928 | Contrary Motion | Royal Jazz (F) RJ 733; Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 |
| RJS929 | Zig Zag | - |
| RJS930 | Twelfth Street Rag | Royal Jazz (F) RJ 735; Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 |
| RJS931 | Late Hours | - |
| RJS932 | Portrait Of The Duke | Royal Jazz (F) RJ 730; Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 |
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 Willie "The Lion" Smith - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 49 1970
= Vogue (F) DP 20 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Memorial 1981
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 Willie "The Lion" Smith - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 30 1968
= Vogue (F) DP 20 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Memorial 1981
* Vogue (F) LD 045 Willie Smith "The Lion"
* Royal Jazz (F) RJ 730 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Echoes Of Spring / Portrait Of The Duke
* Royal Jazz (F) RJ 732 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Here Comes The Band / Relaxin'
* Royal Jazz (F) RJ 733 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Contrary Motion / Zig Zag
* Royal Jazz (F) RJ 735 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Twelfth Street Rag / Late Hours
Willie "The Lion" Smith Solo
Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano.
Paris, France, December 24, 1949
| RJS932 | Dardanella | Royal Jazz (F) RJ 744; Vogue (F) LD 045; Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 |
| RJS933 | La Madelon | Royal Jazz (F) RJ 744; Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 |
| RJS934 | Cuttin' Out | Vogue (F) V 5038, LD 045; Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 |
| RJS935 | Charleston | Royal Jazz (F) RJ 745; Vogue (F) LD 045; Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 |
| RJS936 | Carolina Shout | - |
| RJS937 | I'm Gonna Ride The Rest Of The Way | Vogue (F) V 5038, LD 045; Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 |
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 Willie "The Lion" Smith - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 49 1970
= Vogue (F) DP 20 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Memorial 1981
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 Willie "The Lion" Smith - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 30 1968
= Vogue (F) DP 20 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Memorial 1981
* Vogue (F) LD 045 Willie Smith "The Lion"
* Royal Jazz (F) RJ 744 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Dardanella / La Madelon
* Vogue (F) V 5038 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Cuttin' Out / I'm Gonna Ride The Rest Of The Way 1950
* Royal Jazz (F) RJ 745 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Charleston / Carolina Shout
Willie "The Lion" Smith Quartet
Buck Clayton, trumpet; Claude Luter, clarinet; Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano; Wallace Bishop, drums.
Paris, France, December 24, 1949
| RJS938-1 | Darktown Strutter's Ball (take 1) | Royal Jazz (F) RJ 742; Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 |
| RJS938-2 | Darktown Strutter's Ball (take 2) | Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 |
| RJS939 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Royal Jazz (F) RJ 742; Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 |
| RJS940 | V3094 | Stormy Weather | Vogue (F) V 5063; Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 |
| RJS941 | Get Together Blues | Royal Jazz (F) RJ 743; Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 |
| RJS942 | Nagasaki | - |
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 Willie "The Lion" Smith - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 30 1968
= Vogue (F) DP 20 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Memorial 1981
* Royal Jazz (F) RJ 742 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Darktown Strutter's Ball / Ain't Misbehavin'
* Vogue (F) V 5063 Buck Clayton - Swingin' At Sundown / Stormy Weather 1950
* Royal Jazz (F) RJ 743 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Get Together Blues / Nagasaki 1950
1950
Willie "The Lion" Smith Solo
Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano.
Paris, France, January 29, 1950
| RJS943 | Can You Hear Me | Vogue (F) V 5059, LD 045; Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 |
| RJS944 | Trains And Boats And Planes | Vogue (F) V 5099; Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 |
| RJS945 | Conversation On Park Avenue | Vogue (F) V 5059, LD 045; Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 |
| RJS946 | Pretty Baby | Vogue (F) V 5099, LD 045; Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 |
| RJS947 | Sweet Sue Part 1 | Vogue (F) V 5075, LD 045; Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 |
| RJS948 | Sweet Sue Part 2 | - |
same session.
| Don't You Hit That Lady Dressed In Green | Vogue (F) LD 008, (E) LDE 177; Dial LP 305 | |
| 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 | - |
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9860 Willie "The Lion" Smith - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 49 1970
= Vogue (F) DP 20 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Memorial 1981
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9736 Willie "The Lion" Smith - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 30 1968
= Vogue (F) DP 20 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Memorial 1981
* Vogue (F) LD 045 Willie Smith "The Lion"
* Vogue (F) LD 008 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Reminiscing The Piano Greats
* Vogue (E) LDE 177 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Reminiscing The Piano Greats
* Dial LP 305 Willie "The Lion" - Reminiscing The Piano Greats
* Vogue (F) V 5059 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Can You Hear Me / Conversation On Park Avenue 1950
* Vogue (F) V 5099 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Trains And Boats And Planes / Pretty Baby 1951
* Vogue (F) V 5075 Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sweet Sue Parts 1 & 2 1951
1958 (age 65)
Willie "The Lion" Smith Solo
Willie "The Lion" Smith, piano.
NYC, March 18, 1958
| Morning Air | Good Time Jazz M12035 | |
| Relaxin' | - | |
| Rippling Water | - | |
| Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | - | |
| Tango La Caprice | - | |
| Concentratin' | - |
* Good Time Jazz M12035, S10035 Harlem Piano Solos By Luckey Roberts & Willie 'The Lion' Smith - Luckey & The Lion 1960
= Vogue (E) LAG 12256 - 1961
= Good Time Jazz GTJCD-10035-2 - 1991