Vic Lewis

Vic Lewis

Vic Lewis

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Top Songs

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Intermission Riff [Live]
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Limelight [Live]
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Walkin' Shoes [Live]
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The Creep [Live]
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Bark For Barksdale [Live]

Albums

  • New York Jazzmen & Jam Session

    Aug 2007 • 19 songs

  • A Tribute To Stan Kenton

    Apr 2005 • 21 songs

  • The Golden Years

    Jan 1999 • 20 songs

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Vic Lewis

Biography

Although not a major musician himself, Vic Lewis was an important force in British jazz beginning in the 1930s, leading bands covered a wide range of styles. A rhythm guitarist (he started when he was three) and an occasional cornetist and trombonist in his early days, Lewis gained early experience leading a band that included the teenage George Shearing. When he first visited the U.S. in 1938, he led a couple of Dixieland-oriented recording sessions that included Bobby Hackett, Eddie Condon, and Pee Wee Russell. Lewis served in the RAF during 1941-1944 but was still able to r...
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