Echoes of Spring
Context
Composition by Willie "The Lion" Smith recorded solo in New York on January 10, 1939 for Commodore, in a series devoted to his own piano pieces. His playing, more arpeggiated than the strict "oom-pah" of stride, influenced Duke Ellington, who dedicated "Portrait of the Lion" to him the same year.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Stride (Harlem piano). Among the origins and influences of Stride: Ragtime.