Wille Jackson (With Steve Lewis) - Columbia 14136 (1926)

Here we have New Orleans Willie Jackson's first release. He also recorded under the name Sonny Porter and provided vocal tracks for King Oliver and Eddie Lang.

His accompanist, Steve Lewis became the top piano player in New Orleans after Jelly Roll Morton left town and was also the pianist for Armand Piron's New Orleans Orchestra. He apparently went crazy, was committed to an insane asylum and died shortly afterwards ca. 1941.

Recorded in New Orleans on April 14, 1926.


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