Topic: Piano Instrumentals

[Johnm]

Hi all,
I thought to start a thread where we can post piano instrumentals. To get the ball rolling, here is one from the St. Louis pianist Wesley Wallace, "Fanny Lee Blues", splitting the difference between the keys of E and F :



and from Blind Leroy Garnett, working out in Db, on "Louisiana Glide"--wow!:



All best,
Johnm

[Blues Vintage]

Great Topic. There are so many but the one below is still one of my favorites.
Absolutely brilliant playing in the key of Eb.


Montana Taylor - Indiana Avenue Stomp

[jpeters609]

And here's the flip side of Freezone's "Indian Squaw Blues": the equally unknown Raymond Barrow with "Walking Blues"...

[rein]

I think this is about THE blues Piano Instrumental, Cow cow blues by Cow Cow Davenport.

[Blues Vintage]

Cow Cow Blues is one of the first I heard cause it's on every blues piano compilation out there. Yes it's a classic.

Cow Cow Blues is in Bb
Walking Blues is in Bb
Fanny Lee Blues is in F

[banjochris]

One of my all-time favorites. Crazy time (how would you count that, 6/8? 6/4?) and no V chord.

[jharris]

Turner Parrish's "The Trenches" is one of my favs ever since I heard it years ago on a Magpie Compilation:

[Thomas8]

Indiana Avenue Stomp is just so good.

This one swings A LOT even though it's called a drag, Key of Bb



This is also a drag, Key of Gb

[Johnm]

Hi all,
Here is Henry Brown, working in G, so suavely, on the eponymous "Henry Brown Blues":



All best,
Johnm

[Old Man Ned]

How Long Blues as by Jimmy Yancey. At the end, after 4 mins, you'll be feeling a lot better than you were at the start

[Prof Scratchy]

Jimmy Yancey can do no wrong. Here”S State Street Special:

[btasoundsradio]

[eric]

[jostber]

Love the early Piano Blues so this thread is already a favorite.

Herve Duerson - Naptown Special



Charles Avery - Dearborn Street Breakdown



Sugar Underwood - Dew Drop Alley Stomp

[btasoundsradio]

George W Thomas - The Rocks

Arnold Wiley Rag
 
Arnold Wiley - Windy City (1929)

Whistlin' Alex Moores Blues

Will Ezell - Heifer Dust

Blind Leroy Garnet - Chain Em Down