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Just Strolling
Composed and performed by Joe Sullivan, piano
Recorded July 8, 1935
Decca 600
Joe Sullivan (1906 - 1971) studied for several months at the Chicago Conservatory of Music in 1922 and 1923. In the summer of 1923 he led his own quartet at Pine Point Resort in Indiana, then worked for 18 months on the vaudeville circuit, beginning with Elmo Mack and his Purple Derbies (with George Wettling). He had regular radio work, mainly in Chicago with radio stations WBBM, WENR, and KYW. He was a historic figure in Chicago-Style jazz and was unofficially a member of the original Austin High Gang, along with Gene Krupa, Bud Freeman, Frank Teschemacher, Jimmy McPartland and Eddie Condon. Sullivan's two great musical heroes were Fats Waller and Earl Hines and he drew heavily on the keyboard styles of both men. He developed an identifiable style, one that other pianists found almost impossible to duplicate.
Just Strolling
Composed and performed by Joe Sullivan, piano
Recorded July 8, 1935
Decca 600
Joe Sullivan (1906 - 1971) studied for several months at the Chicago Conservatory of Music in 1922 and 1923. In the summer of 1923 he led his own quartet at Pine Point Resort in Indiana, then worked for 18 months on the vaudeville circuit, beginning with Elmo Mack and his Purple Derbies (with George Wettling). He had regular radio work, mainly in Chicago with radio stations WBBM, WENR, and KYW. He was a historic figure in Chicago-Style jazz and was unofficially a member of the original Austin High Gang, along with Gene Krupa, Bud Freeman, Frank Teschemacher, Jimmy McPartland and Eddie Condon. Sullivan's two great musical heroes were Fats Waller and Earl Hines and he drew heavily on the keyboard styles of both men. He developed an identifiable style, one that other pianists found almost impossible to duplicate.
