Albert Ammons - Albert Ammons 1936-1946 AEC Video Paula's middle name was Marie

Paula's middle name was Marie

Constantinides' compositions are juxtaposed here with works by Niloufar Iravani and Christopher Lowry

written for St Mark's basilica where he became maestro di cappella in 1613

Born in Vienna in 1765

Albert Ammons - Albert Ammons 1936-1946 AEC Video Paula's middle name was MarieAlbert Ammons seems to be the pianist who attracts the largest number of boogie woogie fans, even today, 90 years after he was born in Chicago on March 1st, 1907. His playing had a special quality in a very personal way: his exuberant joy and endless power were counter pointed by a longing expression which gave it a blue quality all the way through. Albert's sound in general was sweeter than either Pete Johnson's or Meade Lux Lewis', his piano