Donald Lambert

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Donald "The Lamb" Lambert (February 12, 1904

stride pianist born in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, perhaps best known for playing in Harlem night clubs throughout the 1920s.[2] Lambert was taught piano by his mother but never learned to read music.[1] With his particularly rapid left hand striding technique, he was a formidable opponent in cutting contests. On one occasion, Lambert challenged Art Tatum
at a jazz concert where other famous players were present.

Lambert's discography is sparse: the only commercial recordings under his name were four titles made for RCA's

Willie "The Lion" Smith and was said[by whom?
] to have outplayed both of them.

His nicknames included the "Jersey Rocket", "The Lamb", "Muffin", and "The Lamb of God".[1]

Discography

  • RCA [France] 741.118/9 Harlem Stride Pianists 1960-1962[2] (included the four Bluebird sides from 1941)
  • IAJRC Donald Lambert: Meet the Lamb[5]
  • Pumpkin Harlem Stride Classics[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Riccardo Scivales. "Donald Lambert's Three Handed Style" (PDF). Scuolamonteverdi.it. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-85112-939-0
    .
  3. ^ a b "Donald Lambert Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Donald Lambert | Stride Piano Transcriptions | BlueBlackJazz". Blueblackjazz.com. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Donald Lambert Albums and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2021.

6. Riccardo Scivales (1990). Harlem Stride Piano Solos. Ekay Music. ISBN 0-943748-43-7.

7. *Riccardo Scivales: Jazz Piano: The Left Hand (Bedford Hills, New York: Ekay Music, 2005). A method covering practically all the left-hand techniques (Lambert's too) used in jazz piano (and also a study of the history of the left hand in jazz piano), with hundreds of musical examples.

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