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Meade Lux Lewis' Honky Tonk Train Blues Solo by Jim Hession Posted by: jazznbear
Video duration: 234 seconds http://www.artistopi a.com/hessionsession By request:close up video of pianist's hand position on Meade Lux Lewis' Honky Tonk Train Blues. Original arrangement plus improvised choruses. Recorded at Fritzels during Mardi Gras week 2007 in New Orleans. The best boogie woogie ever written as played by Jim Hession Related: blake, blues, boogie, eubie, french, hession, hyman, jazz, jim, lux, meade, piano, quarter, solo, stride, woogie |
![Dr Jazz at Fritzel\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/RjbmEFE7aZU/2.jpg "Dr Jazz at Fritzel\") |
Dr Jazz at Fritzel's New Orleans Posted by: jazznbear
Video duration: 351 seconds http://www.artistopi a.com/hessionsession Ryan Burrage on Alto Sax, Jacques Gauthe on Clarinet, Jim Hession on Piano and Will Buckingham on Bass. One of those great fun nights at Fritzel's while the "Three Musketeers" try to get one up on the other, trying to see who could make the other ones laugh! Related: blake, burrage, clarinet, eubie, gauthe, hession, jacques, jazz, jim, jump, new, orleans, piano, ryan, sax, stride, swing |
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Jim Hession / Memphis Blues / W.C. Handy Posted by: jazznbear
Video duration: 266 seconds http://www.artistopi a.com/hessionsession The Memphis Blues was written in 1912 as "Mr.Crump" for a candidate running for mayor of Memphis. By 1913 it was republished under the name of the "Memphis Blues". It was the first huge hit for Handy. In this cut Jim incorporates many early versions of this blues, including those by Jack Teagarden, Louis Armstrong and Kenny Ball. Related: blues, improvisation, jazz, piano, solo, trad, w.c.handy |
![Jim Hession Performs Jelly Roll Morton\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/GnGVWoaN7rk/2.jpg "Jim Hession Performs Jelly Roll Morton\") |
Jim Hession Performs Jelly Roll Morton's Black Bottom Stomp Posted by: jazznbear
Video duration: 232 seconds http://www.artistopi a.com/hessionsession Jelly Roll Morton's Black Bottom Stomp performed by Jim Hession at Fritzel's on Bourbon Street French Quarter New Orleans. One of the challenges of playing a Morton composition on piano is to adapt the voicings and dynamics of his band orchestations to the keyboard. If done successfully it adds an extra dimension to the total sound. Related: blake, eubie, handed, hession, jazz, jelly, jim, morton, new, orleans, piano, ragtime, roll, stride, two |
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Jim Hession Improvises on Pinetops Boogie Woogie Posted by: jazznbear
Video duration: 231 seconds http://www.artistopi a.com/hessionsession Jim uses the framework of Pinetop Smith's "Original" boogie woogie to improvise in the eight to the bar format. Pinetop's Boogie dates from 1928 and was arranged for the Tommy Dorsey orchestra a few years later, becoming a hit again as "TD's Boogie Woogie." That's what I'm talkin'bout...... Related: boogie, clarence, dorsey, fritzels, hession, jim, new, original, orleans, piano, pinetop, smith, solo, tommy, woogie |
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Fritzel's Jerry's Jump/ The "Bar B-Q Boogie" BourbonSt. Posted by: jazznbear
Video duration: 426 seconds http://www.artistopi a.com/hessionsession Jim Hession-piano Ryan Burrage-alto sax Jacques Gauthe-clarinet and soprano sax Bryan Besse-drums Recorded live at the Bourbon St Jazz club. Quartet plays Jerry Jumonville original Related: blake, boogie, burrage, eubie, french, gauthe, hession, jacques, jazz, jim, new, orleans, piano, quarter, ryan, stride, swing, woogie |
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Jim Hession plays Boogie Woogie/ Beat Me Daddy 8 to the Bar. Posted by: jazznbear
Video duration: 243 seconds http://www.artistopi a.com/hessionsession Boogie Woogie has never ceased to be a powerful influence in traditional jazz, mainstream jazz, modern jazz as well as rock n'roll. The blues and boogie woogie are the great unifiers: they transcend time and space. Jim plays the head," Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar", and takes off from there in an improvised rendition. Related: blues, boogie, hession, jazz, jim, new, orleans, piano, solo, woogie |
