This was the George Lewis band at its zenith. These influential New Orleans jazzmen became icons to several generations of young musicians who continued to perpetuate their sound and styles. Looking back, it is difficult to believe that the tiny Club Hangover employed two bands playing six nights a week on a long time residency. During their weekly broadcasts, the Lewis band displayed a versatile approach to rags, blues, stomps, and pop tunes. The preservation of the extraordinary material on this CD discloses many brilliant facets of the George Lewis band.
Avery “Kid” Howard (tp & vo) Jim Robinson (tb) George Lewis (cl) Alton Purnell (p & vo) Lawrence Marrero (bjo & vo) Alcide “Slow Drag” Pavageau (b) Joe Watkins (dr & vo) Lizzie Miles (vo)
Recorded November 7,14 and December 27, 1953
Basin Street Blues
Get It On
Sensation Rag
Nostalgia
Tiger Rag
Blues For Helene
Who’s Sorry Now
Jonas
Louisiana
Brownie Speaks
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
You Never Know
Sheik Of Araby
Funky Senor
Basin Street Blues
Alone Together
Basin Street Blues
I Remember Clifford
Moose The Mooche
Darktown Strutters Ball
On A Misty Night
Dallas Blues
In Walked Bud
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
Careless Love
Mama Don’t Allow
Basin Street Blues
Basin Street Blues
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It
I’ll Be Glad That You’re Dead You Rascal You
Sister Kate
Old Man Mose
Basin Street Blues