Willie "The Lion" Smith

Aliases: The Lion's Jazz Band
Willie The Lion Smith
Willie Smith (The Lion)
Willie Smith "The Lion"
Willie Smith (The Lion) and His Cubs
Willie (The Lion) Smith
Willie (The Lion) Smith and His Orchestra
Willie "The Lion" Smith and His Washingtonian Jazz Cubs
Willie "The Lion" Smith's Quartet
Real name: William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholoff Smith
Born: November 23, 1893
Died: April 18, 1973
Country: United States
IPI: 00029013608 15 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Master traditional jazz and stride pianist. Smith's birth father was Frank Bertholoff. who was Jewish, and Smith learned Hebrew. Later in life, Smith was a cantor for a black Jewish congregation in Harlem.
Not to be confused with: Willie Smith

Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	Echo of Spring	Willie Smith (The Lion) and His Cubs	1935	(35 artists)
i	Sitting at the Table Opposite You	Willie Smith (The Lion) and His Cubs	1935	Neville Dickie
i	Harlem Joys	Willie Smith (The Lion) and His Cubs	February 1937	(6 artists)
i	Streamline Gal	Willie Smith (The Lion) and His Cubs	February 1937	(8 artists)
i	Fading Star	Willie "The Lion" Smith	February 1939	(4 artists)
i	Finger Buster REL	Willie "The Lion" Smith	February 1939	(10 artists) Originally by Willie "The Lion" Smith REC
i	Rippling Waters	Willie "The Lion" Smith	February 1939	(9 artists)
i	Sneakaway	Willie "The Lion" Smith	February 1939	(5 artists)
i	Morning Air	Willie Smith (The Lion)	1939	(16 artists)
i	Passionette	Willie Smith (The Lion)	1939	Julius Jacobsen with Visby Big Band, The Philharmonic Brass Ensemble, Arne Domnérus, Bengt Hallberg, Georg Riedel
i	Contrary Motion	Willie "The Lion" Smith	1950	(2 artists)
i	Conversation on Park Avenue	Willie Smith "The Lion"	1950	(3 artists)
i	Here Comes the Band	Willie "The Lion" Smith	1950	(6 artists)
i	Concentrating	Willie Smith (The Lion)	1951	(5 artists)
i	Finger Buster REC	Willie "The Lion" Smith	1979	(10 artists) Originally by Willie "The Lion" Smith REL