Luis Russell

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Born
6 August 1902
Born In
Bocas del Toro, Panama
Died
11 December 1963 (aged 61)
Luis Russell (6 August 1902 - 11 December 1963) was a jazz pianist and bandleader. Luis Carl Russell was born on Careening Cay, near Bocas del Toro, Panama, in a family of Afro-Caribbean ancestry. His father was a music teacher, and young Luis learned to play violin, guitar, trombone, and piano. He began playing professionally accompanying silent film by 1917, then played at a casino in the city of Colón, Panama. In 1919 he won 3000 United States dollars in a lottery, and used it to move to the United States with his mother and sister, settling in New Orleans, Louisiana. He began pe… read more
Luis Russell (6 August 1902 - 11 December 1963) was a jazz pianist and bandleader. Luis Carl Russell was born on Careening Cay, near Bocas del Toro, Panama, in a family of Afro-Caribbean ancestry. His father was a music teacher, and young Luis learned to play violin, guitar, trombone, and pia… read more
Luis Russell (6 August 1902 - 11 December 1963) was a jazz pianist and bandleader. Luis Carl Russell was born on Careening Cay, near Bocas del Toro, Panama, in a family of Afro-Caribbean ancestry. His father was a music teacher, and young Luis learned to play violin, guitar, trombone, and piano. He began playing professionally accompanying silent film by 1917, th… read more

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1 At The Swing Cat's Ball Echo Of Spring
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2 Play track The Luis Russell Story The New Call Of The Freaks
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3 The Luis Russell Story Ease on down
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4 The Luis Russell Story Freakish Blues
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5 Complete Jazz Series: 1926-1929 - Luis Russell Dirty T.B. Blues
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6 The Luis Russell Story Saratoga Drag
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7 Play track The Luis Russell Story Primitive
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8 The Luis Russell Story Broadway Rhythm
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9 The Ultimate Jazz Archive 3 (3 Of 4) 29th And Dearborn
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10 Play track The Ultimate Jazz Archive 3 (3 Of 4) Plantation Joys
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  1. 9,410 listeners

    1 Jan 2000 · 48 tracks

    The Luis Russell Story
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  2. 5,031 listeners

    3 Mar 2023 · 20 tracks

    At The Swing Cats Ball
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  3. 181 listeners

    15 Feb 2007 · 20 tracks

    The Ultimate Jazz Archive 3 (3 Of 4)
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  4. 124 listeners

    1 Jan 2000 · 16 tracks

    The Luis Russell Story 1929-30
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