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Nothing earthshaking, but nice date: good selection of tunes; the sparkling piano of Hank Jones (and Charles Bateman on some tracks) is an asset; and the tuba adds a peculiar flavour in several tracks. According to Tom Lord discography, Bell led a few additional recording sessions, which materialized in the following discs: - one LP in trio format, for Herald label: - one EP: - and three discs leading an orchestra, for TV shows:

To my knowledge, only those with the Claude Thornhill Orchestra (1947).

Yes, Yes, he roars indeed! Been transfering all my Willie The Lion Smith discs to mp3 these days. Huge pile it was, starting from his very first recordings backing up Mamie Smith in 1920 all the way down to his last recordings in 1972, paired with another giant, Jo Jones. I could call myself a huge lionish freak!