Albert Ammons/Meade Lux Lewis - The First Day

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Artist:
Ammons, Albert
See Also:
Brown, Roy Perkins, Pinetop
Description:
Includes all 19 songs from Blue Note`s first recording session: 8 piano solos from Meade Lux Lewis, 9 from Albert Ammons and 2 duets.
Personnel: Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis (piano).
Producer: Alfred Lion.
Reissue producer: Michael Cuscuna.
Recorded in New York, New York on January 6, 1939. Includes liner notes by Dan Morgenstern.
This is a historically significant meeting between stalwart boogie woogie pianists Ammons and Lewis. Not only does THE FIRST DAY capture these two lions practicing their art for all posterity, but it is also the first-ever recording made for Alfred Lion`s fledgling Blue Note label. Thus, the session marks the first instance of the label`s unique process. Lion always made sure artists recording for Blue Note were comfortable and prepared, and they often rewarded his attention by producing at the peak of their abilities.
On THE FIRST DAY, Ammons and Lewis do indeed produce some of the most pristine blues and boogie woogie that had ever been or would ever be recorded. The two pianists were at the top of their craft on that day in January of 1939. Ammons and Lewis were, far and away, the greatest practitioners of their Chicagoan style. Although the mono recording and less-than-crystal quality of the sound may not be near the standards Lion was able to achieve only a few years later, the swinging blues Ammons and Lewis put down confidently transcends the limitations of the medium. Their sheer musicality and bravado makes this session a classic to this day.
Track Listing:
  • DISC 1
    1. Blues, Part One, The
    2. Blues, Part Two, The
    3. Blues, Part Three, The
    4. Blues, Part Four, The
    5. Boogie Woogie Stomp
    6. Chicago in Mind
    7. Suitcase Blues
    8. Boogie Woogie Blues
    9. Blues, Part Five, The
    10. Melancholy
    11. Solitude
    12. Untitled Ammons Original
    13. Bass Goin` Crazy
    14. Backwater Blues
    15. Changes in Boogie Woogie
    16. Twos and Fews
    17. Nagasaki
    18. Easy Rider Blues
  • Album Information

    Release Date:
    04/21/1992
    Type:
    Performer
    Genre:
    Jazz Instrument
    Subgenre:
    Boogie Woogie
    Label:
    Blue Note Records (USA)
    Catalog Number:
    98450
    Original Release Year:
    1992
    # of Discs:
    1
    Studio/Live:
    Studio
    Mono/Stereo:
    Mono
    Runtime:
    74 : 27

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