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Willie Gant
Jazz pianist Willie Gant in 1921
Birth name William D. Gant Born May 10, 1899 Origin New York City Died March 1974 Genres Dixieland , jazz , swing , stride , ragtime Occupation(s ) Musician Instrument(s ) Piano
Musical artist
Willie "The Tiger" Gant (May 10, 1899 – March 1974) was an American jazz bandleader and pianist.[1]
History [ edit ]
Gant began on piano at age 12, and at 13 he began studying under James P. Johnson .[2]
Musical groups [ edit ]
Although he appears in a photograph with Lillyn Brown & Her Jazzbo Syncopators in 1921, he was not a band member and filled in for an absent piano player for the photo.[2] Fats Waller in popularity; it also served as early experience for many noted sideman, including Freddie Green , Ward Pinkett , Billy Taylor , Happy Caldwell , and Manzie Johnson .
Discography [ edit ]
Per the Jazz and Ragtime Records Index[3]
With Eliza Christmas Lee
"I Ain't Givin' Nothin' Away" (1921)
"Arkansas Blues" (1921)
With Josie Miles
"If You Want to Keep Your Daddy Home" (1922)
"You're Fooling with the Wrong Gal Now" (1922)
"When I Dream of Old Tennessee Blues" (1922)
"I Don't Want You (If You Don't Want Me)" (1922)
"Low Down 'Bama Blues" (1923)
With Lavinia Turner
"How Many Times?" (1921)
"Can't Get Lovin' Blues" (1921)
"A-Wearin' Away the Blues" (1921)
"Sweet Man of Mine" (1921)
References [ edit ]
^ Rust, Brian (2002). Jazz and Ragtime Records (1897-1942): L-Z, index . Mainspring Press. pp. 1021, 1144, 1708. ISBN 9780967181929
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