Boogie Woogie

[eightyeightkeys]

Hello,
Does anyone recommend any great boogie woogie piano solo pieces for a performance?

[indianajo]

Pinetop Smith's Original Boogie Woogie is available as a score.  Unfortunately I picked up my copy at Salvation Army resale shop, so I don't know if it is still in print.
After you have that down,  most boogie woogies were improvised on popular songs. A lead sheet with the chord structure, a few signature bass riffs, there you are.   A tutorial on that style is to watch the JoAnne Castle segment of the Lawrence Welk shows rerunning on PBS stations. I realize certain other segments of those shows are very annoying, but sometimes I  watch with the sound off to see if she is going to be playing.  Two of my favorite performances by Ms Castle were American Patrol and Frosty the Snow Man. Hint, the black and white programs are mostly played by Tiny Little, who did not IMHO do boogie woogie.  I have three of Mr Little's LP record albums, but only one of Ms Castle. That one includes the rather annoying Dueling Banjos which was all the rage at one point in our history.
Ms Castle is still living in California.  One of my fantasy vacations would include a lesson with her, if she is still available.  One would contact her agent, of course.   

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