Monday, August 20, 2012

William Grant Still: Blues from Lenox Avenue - John McLaughlin Williams on YouTube


[Africa: Piano Music of William Grant Still; Denver Oldham, piano; Koch International Classics 3-7084-2H1]

William Grant Still: Blues from Lenox Avenue - John McLaughlin Williams (3:06)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptWU0ncWv38


          Published on Aug 13, 2012 by
An excerpt from the ballet "Lenox Avenue", William Grant Still's panorama of life in 1930's Harlem. This movement is titled simply "Blues". This famous arrangement was created by Louis Kaufmann, who was Still's friend and one of the greatest violinists America has ever produced.

William Grant Still
Blues from Lenox Avenue
John McLaughlin Williams - Violin
Dr. Linette Popov-Parks - Piano

[William Grant Still (1895-1978) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a comprehensive Works List by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com Recordings, sheet music and books of William Grant Still are available at www.WilliamGrantStill.com, which is operated by the composer's daughter Judith Anne Still]


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