Levy was born to Jewish parents in Chicago, Illinois, United States,[1] and start to play the piano aged twelve. His chief influences were Art Tatum and Bud Powell.
Five (of eleven) tracks (others feat. Stan Getz with nearly the same rhythm section)
1958
Coleman Hawkins Septet
Lover Man et al.
(various labels)
Live recordings; two tracks with Levy from the Jazz Festival in Antibes, France: "Undecided" and "Indian Summer"; first released maybe in 1987 or earlier
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Louis A Lou Levy March 5 1928 January 23 2001 1 was an American jazz pianist Lou LevyStan Getz amp Lou Levy Amsterdam 1959 Background informationBorn 1928 03 05 March 5 1928Chicago Illinois U S DiedJanuary 23 2001 2001 01 23 aged 72 Dana Point California U S GenresJazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s PianoYears active1947 2000LabelsNocturne Warner Bros RCA Atlantic Verve Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected discography 2 1 As leader 2 2 As sideman 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditLevy was born to Jewish parents in Chicago Illinois United States 1 and start to play the piano aged twelve His chief influences were Art Tatum and Bud Powell A professional at age nineteen Levy played with Georgie Auld 1947 and later Sarah Vaughan Chubby Jackson 1947 1948 Boyd Raeburn Woody Herman s Second Herd 1948 1950 Tommy Dorsey 1950 and Flip Phillips 2 Levy left music for a few years in the early 1950s and then returned to gain a strong reputation as an accompanist to singers working with Peggy Lee 1955 1973 Ella Fitzgerald 1957 1962 June Christy Anita O Day and Pinky Winters 2 Levy also played with Dizzy Gillespie Shorty Rogers Stan Getz Terry Gibbs Benny Goodman Supersax and most of the major West Coast players 2 Levy recorded as a leader for Nocturne 1954 RCA Jubilee Philips Interplay 1977 and Verve Levy died of a heart attack in Dana Point California at the age of 72 1 Selected discography EditAs leader Edit Year recorded Title Label Notes1954 The Lou Levy Trio Nocturne reissued on Fresh Sound 19881955 West Coast Wailers Atlantic Quintet with Conte Candoli trumpet Bill Holman tenor sax Leroy Vinnegar bass Lawrence Marable drums 3 1956 Solo Scene RCA Solo piano 4 5 1956 Jazz in Four Colors RCA Quartet with Larry Bunker vibraphone Leroy Vinnegar bass Stan Levey drums 5 1956 57 A Most Musical Fella BMG RCA Cloud 9 Trio with Max Bennett bass Stan Levey drums 6 1958 Lou Levy Plays Baby Grand Jazz Jubilee Trio with Max Bennett bass Gus Johnson drums 7 1962 The Hymn Trio with Max Bennett bass Stan Levey drums 8 1977 Tempus Fugue It Interplay Trio with Fred Atwood bass John Dentz drums 9 1978 Touch of Class Dobre Trio with Fred Atwood bass John Dentz drums 10 1982 The Kid s Got Ears Jazziz Three tracks solo piano three tracks duo with John Heard bass four tracks trio with Shelly Manne drums added 11 1993 Lunarcy Verve Quartet with Pete Christlieb tenor sax Eric Von Essen bass Ralph Penland drums 4 1993 Ya Know Verve Polygram Most tracks quartet with Eric Von Essen cello bass Pierre Michelot bass Alvin Queen drums 12 1995 By Myself Verve Solo piano 4 As sideman Edit Date Artist Album title Label Notes1957 Manny Albam The Jazz Greats of Our Time Vol 2 Coral1957 Manny Albam West Coast Delivery Jazz Lab Vol 12 Coral1963 Georgie Auld Quintet The Georgie Auld Quintet Plays the Winners Philips1963 Georgie Auld Sextet Here s to the Losers Philips1962 Louis Bellson Big Band Jazz from the Summit Roulette1966 Tony Bennett The Movie Song Album Columbia Levy on three tracks1956 Elmer Bernstein The Man with the Golden Arm Decca1997 Dee Dee Bridgewater Dear Ella Verve1978 Ruth Brown You Don t Know Me Dobre Records1955 Conte Candoli Conte Candoli Bethlehem1976 Pete Christlieb Warne Marsh Apogee Warner1976 Pete Christlieb Self Portrait Bosco With Warne Marsh1977 June Christy Impromptu Interplay Supervised by Bob Cooper1981 Al Cohn Nonpareil Concord Jazz Released in 19921958 Bob Cooper Coop The Music of Bob Cooper Contemporary1991 Bob Cooper Quartet For All We Know Fresh Sound1959 Herb Ellis w Jimmy Giuffre Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre Verve1963 Herb Ellis w Stuff Smith Together Epic1989 Art Farmer Central Avenue Reunion Contemporary1958 Ella Fitzgerald Ella in Rome The Birthday Concert Verve Released in 19881958 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Swings Lightly Verve1959 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook Verve1959 Ella Fitzgerald Get Happy Verve1961 Ella Fitzgerald Ella in Hollywood Verve1961 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Returns to Berlin Verve1961 Ella Fitzgerald Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie Verve1957 Herb Geller Fire in the West Jubilee1955 Stan Getz Shelly Manne Leroy Vinnegar Conte Candoli West Coast Jazz Norgran Verve1957 Stan Getz The Steamer Verve1957 Stan Getz Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds Verve Levy on four tracks1958 Stan Getz The Great English Concert 1958 Jazz Groove Six of eleven tracks with Getz others feat Coleman Hawkins and Roy Eldridge with nearly the same rhythm section 1957 Stan Getz Award Winner1957 Stan Getz Getz Meets Mulligan1959 Stan Getz Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio Verve Levy on the two tracks with Getz and Mulligan see also Gerry Mulligan1981 Stan Getz The Dolphin Concord Jazz1981 Stan Getz Quartet Spring Is Here Concord Jazz Released in 19921957 Terry Gibbs and Bill Harris Woodchoppers Ball Premier Albums1957 Terry Gibbs A Jazz Band Ball Second Set Mode1959 Terry Gibbs Dream Band The Sundown Sessions Vol 2 Contemporary Live recording released in 19871959 Terry Gibbs Dream Band Flying Home Vol 3 Contemporary Live recordings released in 1988 Levy on four tracks1959 Terry Gibbs Dream Band One More Time Vol 6 Contemporary Live recordings released in 2002 Levy on four tracks1982 Terry Gibbs amp His West Coast Friends My Buddy Atlas1955 Lionel Hampton and Stan Getz Hamp and Getz Norgran1958 Coleman Hawkins and Roy Eldridge The Great English Concert 1958 Jazz Groove Five of eleven tracks others feat Stan Getz with nearly the same rhythm section 1958 Coleman Hawkins Septet Lover Man et al various labels Live recordings two tracks with Levy from the Jazz Festival in Antibes France Undecided and Indian Summer first released maybe in 1987 or earlier1960 Coleman Hawkins amp Friends Bean Stalkin Pablo Live recording from Paris France released in 1988 four of six tracks with a sextet feat Levy and Benny Carter1948f Woody Herman and His Orchestra Woody Herman Second Herd Capitol1957 Quincy Jones Go West Man ABC Paramount Levy on three tracks1956 Peggy Lee Black Coffee reissue Decca The four additional tracks for 12 LP release with Levy1963 Peggy Lee Mink Jazz Capitol1965 Peggy Lee Pass Me By Capitol1955 Stan Levey This Time the Drums on Me Bethlehem1957 Stan Levey Stan Levey Quintet Mode1976 Warne Marsh All Music Nessa1984 Warne Marsh Quartet A Ballad Album Criss Cross Jazz1978 Charles McPherson Free Bop Xanadu1977 Sam Most Flute Flight Xanadu1957 Gerry Mulligan w Stan Getz Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz Verve see also Stan Getz1954 amp 1956 Lennie Niehaus Zounds Vol 2 amp 3 The Octet Contemporary 1958 LP release of both octet sessions prev issued on 7 and 10 1957 Lennie Niehaus I Swing for You EmArcy1960 Anita O Day Incomparable Verve1979 Anita O Day Mello day GNP Crescendo Levy also arranger1955 Shorty Rogers amp His Giants Martians Stay Home Atlantic Released 19801955 Shorty Rogers Martians Come Back Atlantic1955 Shorty Rogers Way Up There Atlantic1956 Shorty Rogers The Big Shorty Rogers Express RCA Victor1957 Shorty Rogers Wherever the Five Winds Blow RCA Victor1958 Shorty Rogers Portrait of Shorty RCA Victor1960 Shorty Rogers The Swingin Nutcracker RCA Victor1959 Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues Verve1959 Sonny Stitt Saxophone Supremacy Verve1959 Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt Swings the Most Verve1960 Sonny Stitt Previously Unreleased Recordings Verve Released in 19731980 Sonny Stitt amp His West Coast Friends Groovin High Atlas With Art Pepper1975 Supersax Live in 75 The Japanese Tour Vol 2 Hindsight Released in 19991977 Supersax Chasin the Bird MPS Pausa1979 Supersax MPS Pausa1983 Supersax amp L A Voices L A Columbia1983 Supersax Stone Bird Columbia1993 Bennie Wallace The Old Songs AudioQuest Levy on two tracks1985 Pinky Winters Let s Be Buddies Jacqueline With Monty BudwigReferences Edit a b c Ratliff Ben 31 January 2001 Lou Levy 72 Versatile Pianist For Top Singers in Jazz World The New York Times a b c Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing p 1470 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 Ruhlmann William Conte Candoli Lou Levy West Coast Wailers AllMusic Retrieved February 9 2020 a b c Ramsey Doug May 1 1998 Lou Levy Lunarcy JazzTimes Retrieved February 9 2020 a b Myers Marc June 10 2015 Lou Levy Jazz in Four Colors allaboutjazz Retrieved February 9 2020 Yanow Scott Lou Levy A Most Musical Fella AllMusic Retrieved February 9 2020 Lou Levy Plays Baby Grand Jazz freshsoundrecords com Retrieved February 9 2020 Dryden Ken Lou Levy The Hymn AllMusic Retrieved February 9 2020 Dryden Ken Lou Levy Tempus Fugue It AllMusic Retrieved February 9 2020 Lou Levy My Old Flame freshsoundrecords com Retrieved February 9 2020 Yanow Scott Lou Levy The Kid s Got Ears AllMusic Retrieved February 9 2020 Yanow Scott Lou Levy Ya Know AllMusic Retrieved February 9 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lou Levy Lou Levy at AllMusic Lou Levy discography at Discogs Lou Levy at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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