Thompson's August 1999 engagement at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago was an unexpected gift - the 82-year-old pianist, a mainstay on New York's dynamic 52nd Street scene in the 1940s & '50s, hadn't...
with Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Leo Parker... The Apollo Series.1. Takin' Off 2. If I Had You 3. 20th Century Blues 4. Street Beat 5. Tunis in 6. Strange Hours 7. Rhythm Itch 8. Mad Lad 9. Benson...
Ragtime piano master is featured here on 26 tracks from the early 1960s, inc. 8 never before released cuts - the performances are culled from 2 informal parties, one of which was hosted by ragophile...
Sir Charles is best known for his historic 1945-47 Apollo recordings with Charlie Parker & Dexter Gordon. A mainstay on New York's dynamic 52nd Street scene in the '40s & '50s, Thompson...