SMITH, Willie “The Lion”
La Revue du Jazz N°9
Paris, H.C., 1949
4to, original wrappers, 33 pp.; good condition, fold in the middle
December 1949 issue of La Revue du Jazz signed and inscribed on the front cover by Willie “The Lion” Smith (1893–1973). Smith was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is seen as one of the “masters” of the stride style. He was a major influence on Duke Ellington, who wrote several compositions dedicated to him.
