I like this tune! Since this was recorded before 1939, if you listen carefully, his piano would be considered out of tune today, because A440 wasn't set as a standard today. Very interesting! I went to my keyboard and played around with the tuning, and he's about A429 or so.
This was 'Texas' piano playing. When he got to NYC, he changed/learned. I/we can't imagine what listening to the different styles of piano playing in NYC had ton these guys. A Pete Wending ior Frank Signorelli sounds a hell lot different from 1922 to 1929. These guys listened to a JP Johnson. A Lee Sims. A Fats Waller. TONS of different styles! ALL 'progressive'! WE(in 2022) forget that. 'They' did not want to be/sound dated! While WE want to re-live these times...WE NEVER lived these times. THEY did! As much as WE would have loved to hear Seger play this song in 1995(before he died) He couldn't, even if he wanted to. 1925 was 1925. and 1926 was 1926. Sorry to say....
Super AWESOME!
I love Seger Ellis blues piano playing. I had never heard this piece before.
I like this tune! Since this was recorded before 1939, if you listen carefully, his piano would be considered out of tune today, because A440 wasn't set as a standard today. Very interesting! I went to my keyboard and played around with the tuning, and he's about A429 or so.
This was 'Texas' piano playing. When he got to NYC, he changed/learned.
I/we can't imagine what listening to the different styles of piano playing in NYC had ton these guys. A Pete Wending ior Frank Signorelli sounds a hell lot different from 1922 to 1929. These guys listened to a JP Johnson. A Lee Sims. A Fats Waller. TONS of different styles! ALL 'progressive'! WE(in 2022) forget that. 'They' did not want to be/sound dated!
While WE want to re-live these times...WE NEVER lived these times. THEY did! As much as WE would have loved to hear Seger play this song in 1995(before he died) He couldn't, even if he wanted to. 1925 was 1925. and 1926 was 1926. Sorry to say....
Seger Ellis' piano style is very exciting and eccentric! Thanks for posting this rare unissued solo (how did you find it?)
Apparently unissued...? What a lucky find!!
I like his playing MUCH better than his singing.