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Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular MusicA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZEWELL, Don(b 14 Nov. '16, Baltimore MD; d 9 Aug. '83, Deerfield FL) Piano. Played revival music with Bunk Johnson, Kid Ory, Doc Evans, etc; with Jack Teagarden '56--60; toured, freelanced; in Europe '71, early '80s. Not an innovative jazzman, but an engaging and affectionate player in the style of his favourites Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton. Music To Listen To Don Ewell By '56, Man Here Plays Fine Piano! '57 are delightful solo albums; also Don Ewell Quartet '57 with West Coast veterans Darnell Howard, clarinet (b 25 July c 1895, Chicago; d 2 Sep. '66, San Francisco; also played with Ory, King Oliver, Fletcher Henderson, Earl Hines), Minor 'Ram' Hall, drums (b 2 March 1897, Sellers LA; d 23 Oct. '59 CA; also played with Oliver, Ory) all on Good Time Jazz. Also New Orleans Shuffle '56 with Turk Murphy on Columbia; Jack Teagarden '58 on Capitol; also with Teagarden at Newport Jazz Festivals '58--9, on Roulette and Verve '60--61. Other albums incl. result of two-piano gig at Toronto's Golden Nugget '67: studio session Grand Piano now on Sackville with Willie 'The Lion' Smith, fast company for any tickler. Solo CD Live At The 100 Club on Solo Art, duet Memories Of You with vocalist Claire Austin on Audiophile, Don Ewell In Japan on Jazzology; others on Chiaroscuro. |