It's time to Boogie Woogie and that's that

It's the Birthday of Albert Ammons

Albert Ammons was born on September 23 in 1907, and he passed away on December 2, 1949. He was the king of boogie-woogie which swept the United States from the late 1930s into the mid 1940s, and is still popular today.

Albert Ammons playing "Shout for Joy"

Blues Piano Day 6 - Albert Ammons

There is a whole lot of tickling of those ivories going on in this video of Albert Ammons (left) and Pete Johnson (right). These guys really rip it up. This almost reminds me of classical music in the virtuoso piano playing that these cats display.

Boogie Woogie Dream


Read all about Albert Ammons here;

Albert Ammons @ Wikipedia

Albert Ammons @ JazzPolice.com