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Musiker: Smith, Willie
Nationalität: US
Geburtsjahr: 1910
Todesjahr: 1967
Instrumente: as bar cl voc
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Mainstream Jazz

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 Album-Bezeichnung: Interpret  —  Titel
LabelLabel-NummerAufnahme-Jahr 
 Al Casey and his Sextet  —  Sometimes I'm Happy / How High the MoonCapitolCap 100341945SH
 All Stars  —  Session at MidnightPAUSAPR 90491955LP
 Amos Milburn  —  Let's Rock A WhileRoute 66KIX-281946-54LP
 Amos Milburn  —  Rent PartyAladdinAM-4191946-56LP
 Amos Milburn and Band  —  VICIOUS VICIOUS VODKAAladdin15614011947-57LP
 André Previn  —  Previn at SunsetBlack Lion Records28 419-01945-46LP
 Andre Previn  —  Previn At SunsetBlack Lion RecordsBDCD7601891945+46CD
 André Previn - Willie Smith  —  Monarch ALL STAR JAZZ Volume 2Monarch RecordsLP 2021945LP
 Barney Bigard  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 9301944-1945CD
 Bennie Moton's Kansas City Orchestra - Jimmie Lunceford and his Chickasaw Syncopators  —  BENNIE MOTEN 1926 - JIMMIE LUNCEFORD 1930JASS6081926+30LP
 Benny Carter  —  SESSION AT MIDNIGHTCapitol Records052-810061958LP
 Benny Carter, Willie Smith, Pete Brown  —  ALTO ARTISTRY 1944Trip JazzTLP-55431944-46LP
 Billie Holiday  —  Jazz Masters 47Verve314 527 650-21946-57CD
 Billie Holiday  —  Jazz-History, Vol. 16Vogue26320241952-59LP
 Billie Holiday  —  Lady Sings The BluesMetro Records2356 0791954LP
 Billie Holiday  —  Lady Sings The BluesMetro Records2356 0791954LP
 Billie Holiday  —  Lady Sings The BluesMetro RecordsMetro - Verve 2356 0791954LP
 Billie Holiday  —  Lady sings the BluesVerve06024 98419641952-59CD
 Billie Holiday  —  Stormy BluesVerve2632 0661954-55LP
 Billie Holiday  —  Stormy BluesVerveVE-2-25151954-55LP
 Billie Holiday  —  The Voice Of Jazz Volume OneVerve2304 1041946/1952LP
 Billie Holiday  —  Verve Jazz No.8, Lady Sings The BluesMetro Records2356 0791954+56LP
 Billy May  —  BIG BAND BASH !Capitol Records5D 050D-854431951-53LP
 Billy May And His Orchestra  —  Jimmie Lunceford in Hi-FiCapitol RecordsTAO9241957LP
XBilly May and his Orchestra  —  JIMMIE LUNCEFORD IN HI-FICapitol RecordsTAO-9241957LP
 Billy May Orchestra  —  Billy May TodayCapitol Records742251966LP
 Buddy Rich Orchestra / Quintet / Quartet / Ensemble  —  THE MONSTERVerve2-V6S-88241954-57LP
 Charles 'Baron' Mingus  —  Charles 'Baron' MingusUptown RecordsUPCD 27.481945-49CD
 Charles Mingus  —  THE YOUNG REBELContact RecordsST 10101946-52LP
 Charlie Barnet  —  Charlie Barnet Big Band - 1967VocalionSEA-L 6041967LP
 Charlie Barnet  —  CHARLIE BARNET in DISCO ORDER Volume 24AJAZ RecordsAJAZ-2731952-54LP
 Charlie Barnet  —  Live AT BASIN STREET EASTHep RecordsHEP 20051966LP
 Charlie Barnet  —  ONE NIGHT STAND with CHARLIE BARNET at THE PALLADIUMJoyce MusicLP-10521956+58LP
 Charlie Barnet  —  ONE NIGHT STAND with CHARLIE BARNET at THE PALLADIUMJoyce MusicLP-1052*1956+58LP
 Charlie Barnet  —  PRESENTS A TRIBUTE TO HARRY JAMESCrown RecordsCLP 51141959LP
 Charlie Barnet (side 1) - Les Brown (side 2) and their Orchestras  —  SESSIONS, LIVECalliope RecordsCAL 30311956+58LP
 Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra  —  Big Band - 1967VaultSLP-90041966LP
 Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra  —  DANCING PARTYVerveMGV 20271946-54LP
 Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra  —  Fair and WarmerGolden EraLP-150371956LP
 Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra  —  LONELY STREETVerveMGV-20401956LP
 Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra  —  Redskin RompRCANL-459771954LP
 Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra  —  Redskin RompRCA VictorLPM-10911954LP
 Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra  —  Redskin RompRCA VictorNL-45977*1954LP
 Charlie Barnet Big Band  —  ManhattanKarussell635 0771966LP
 Charlie Parker  —  Bird Of ParadiseHistory20.1980-HI1946-47CD
 Charlie Parker  —  BIRD ON THE AIR (1944 -45)SOUNDS12061946-49LP
 Charlie Parker  —  BIRD WINGSVSPSVSP 57.0161946+49LP
 Charlie Parker  —  Jazz Masters 28Verve521 854-21946-54CD
XCharlie Parker  —  YARDBIRD IN LOTUS LANDSpotliteSPJ 1231945-46LP
 Charlie Parker - Dizzy Gillespie - Lester Young  —  Immortal Concerts - Los Angeles 1946VogueLD 628 301946LP
 Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra  —  The Uncollected - 1943 -1946Decca // Hindsight Records6.23554 // HSR-1051942-47LP
 Charlie Ventura and Orchestra  —  CHARLIE BOYPhoenixLP-61946LP
XChick Webb and his Orchestra - Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra  —  The Kings Of Jazz Big BandsFestivalAlbum 1461939LP
 Chick Webb And His Orchestra - Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra  —  The Kings Of Jazz Big BandsFestivalAlbum 146*1943LP
 Cootie Williams Orch.  —  Classic Capitol Jazz SessionsMosaic RecordsMD121 701944-52CD
 Corky Corcoran and his Orchestra  —  What is this Thing Called Love? / Minor BluesKeynote RecordingsK-621 A/B1946SH
XCount Basie  —  JAZZ MAGAZINE - JAM SESSIONMetronome0040.1961953LP
 Dizzy Gillespie  —  THE ANONYMOUS MR. GILLESPIEOfficial30321940-46LP
 Duke Ellington  —  1947-1952 Recorded Works In Chronological OrderCBSCBS 66607 Side I/J1951LP
 Duke Ellington  —  1947-1952 Recorded Works In Chronological OrderCBSCBS 66607 Side G/H1949-51LP
 Duke Ellington  —  DUKE ELLINGTONI grandi del JAZZGdJ 02 (Stereo)1936-51LP
 Duke Ellington  —  DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRAColumbiaDZ 8431951SH
 Duke Ellington  —  DUKE ELLINGTON and the ELLINGTONIANSVogueDP. 19*1950-51LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Duke Ellington and the EllingtoniansVogueDP. 191950-51LP
 Duke Ellington  —  GREATEST HITSCBSS 63315 (Stereo)1947-60LP
 Duke Ellington  —  HE'S MR. EDWARD KENNEDYAlto RecordsAL 7101951LP
 Duke Ellington  —  HERE IS Duke Ellington AT HIS RARE OF ALL RAREST PERFORMANCES VOL. 2Kings of JazzKLJ-200341948+51LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Hooray for Duke EllingtonSession Disc107*1951LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Hooray For DUKE ELLINGTONSession Disc1071951LP
 Duke Ellington  —  JAZZ tracksBellaphonBJSS 401711950-61LP
 Duke Ellington  —  liberian suite - a tone parallel to harlem (the harlem suite)CBS626861947+51LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Love you madlyVee Jay RecordsVJS 30611952LP
 Duke Ellington  —  love you madlyVJ International RecordsVJS 30611952LP
 Duke Ellington  —  MEADOWBROOK TO MANHATTANJazz Bird RecordsJAZ-20091952LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Memorial Duke Ellington - Four Great Concerts 1952 / 1965MusidiscCCV 25111952-65LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Rarest Style 1952 - Private Sessions!Sunburst501*1952LP
 Duke Ellington  —  THE RARE BROADCAST RECORDINGS 1951 - 1952 - 1953MusidiscCCO 27201951-53LP
 Duke Ellington  —  The Studio Recordings Volume Three 1926-1952Up-To-Date RecordsU.T.D. 20041926-52LP
 Duke Ellington  —  THE UNUSUAL ELLINGTONJazz Guild10041952-55LP
 Duke Ellington  —  THE WORLD OF DUKE ELLINGTONCBS881281947-51LP
 Duke Ellington  —  THE WORLD OF DUKE ELLINGTON VOLUME 2ColumbiaPG 33341 / KG 333411947-51LP
 Duke Ellington  —  The World of Duke Ellington Volume 1ColumbiaG 325641947LP
 Duke Ellington  —  The World of Duke Ellington Volume 2CBS88128*1947-51LP
 Duke Ellington  —  THE WORLD OF DUKE ELLINGTON VOLUME 2CBS882191951-57LP
 Duke Ellington  —  The World of Duke Ellington Volume 3ColumbiaCG 33961*1951-57LP
 Duke Ellington  —  THE WORLD OF DUKE ELLINGTON VOLUME 3ColumbiaCG 339611951-57LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Volume OneStardust Records201*1952LP
 Duke Ellington  —  Volume TwoStardust Records202*1951LP
 Duke Ellington  —  WEST COAST TOURJazz Bird RecordsJAZ-20101951LP
 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  2 great concertsfestival disquesALBUM 2281952+65LP
 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 12821951CD
 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 13201952CD
 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 12581950-1951CD
 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  Duke Ellington & His OrchestraColumbiaB-25531951EP
 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  duke ellington & his orchestraPalm 30P30-02*1946-56LP
 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  DUKE'S MIXTUREColumbiaCL 25221938-52LP
 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  He's Mr.Edward Kennedy Duke EllingtonAltoAL 710*1951LP
XDuke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  I GIGANTI DEL JAZZ 94CURCIO / I Giganti del JazzGJ-941951-53LP
 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  Liberian SuiteColumbiaCL 8481947/1951LP
 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  —  ON THE AIR, Volume 2AIRCHECK291945-48LP
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 Chick Webb And His Orchestra - Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra  —  The Kings Of Jazz Big BandsFestivalLP
"C" Jam blues Duke Ellington  —  HERE IS Duke Ellington AT HIS RARE OF ALL RAREST PERFORMANCES VOL. 2Kings of JazzLP
' Tain't What You Do Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra  —  MasterpiecesGiants Of JazzLP
'Deed I do Charlie Barnet  —  Charlie Barnet Big Band - 1967VocalionLP
'Deed I do Charlie Barnet Big Band  —  ManhattanKarussellLP
'Frisco fog Jimmie Lunceford  —  For dancers only VOL. 3 (1936 - 1937)DeccaLP
'T'aint' good (like a nickel made of wood) Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra Vol.7  —  FOR JIMMIE'S BUFFS 1934 - 1945MCA RecordsLP
'Tain't Good (Like A Nickle Made Of Wood) Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
'Tain't what you doXJimmie Lunceford  —  The Complete Jimmie Lunceford (1939-1940)CBSLP
'Tain't What You Do Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra  —  1937-1939 (Chronological Series)Classics RecordsCD
'tain't what You do Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra  —  Jimmie Lunceford and his OrchestraPhilipsEP
'taint What You Do Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra  —  Lunceford SpecialPhilipsLP
'taint What You Do Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra  —  Lunceford SpecialColumbiaLP
'Taint what you do Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra  —  LUNCEFORD SPECIALColumbiaLP
(Get your kicks on) Route 66 Harry James and his Orchestra  —  JAZZ SESSIONColumbiaLP
(Get your kicks on) Route 66 ! Harry James and his Orchestra  —  THE BEAT OF THE BIG BANDSEmbassyLP
(If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra  —  RHYTHM BUSINESSHep RecordsLP
(If I Had) Rhythm In My Nursery Rhymes Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
(This Is) My Last Affair Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
(You Take The East, Take The West, Take The North) I'll Take The South Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
10 Ritchie Drive Gene Krupa & His Orchestra  —  Classics - 1945Classics RecordsCD
11 : 60 P.M. Harry James & His Orchestra  —  Classics - 1944-1945Classics RecordsCD
11:60 p.m. Harry James  —  One Night Stand with Harry James and Pretty Kitty KallenJoyce MusicLP
11:60 p.m. Harry James and his Orchestra and strings  —  One Night Stand with HARRY JAMES and PRETTY KITTY KALLENJoyce MusicLP
9 : 20 Special Harry James & His Orch.  —  Meadowbrook MemoriesJasmine RecordsCD
9 : 20 Special Harry James & His Orchestra  —  Classics - 1944-1945Classics RecordsCD
9 : 20 Special Harry James & His Orchestra  —  Classics - 1944-1945Classics RecordsCD
9:20 Special Harry James  —  One Night Stand With Harry James On Staten IslandJoyceLP
9:20 special Harry James and his Orchestra  —  STRICTLY INSTRUMENTALHarmonyLP
A blue serge suit with a belt in the back Harry James and his Orchestra  —  ONE NIGHT STAND WITH HARRY JAMES VOLUME 5JoyceLP
A blue serge suit with a belt in the back Harry James with Cab Calloway  —  ONE NIGHT STAND WITH HARRY JAMES Volume 5JoyceLP
A cottage for sale Nat King Cole acc. by Billy May and his Orchestra  —  JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGSCapitol RecordsLP
A friend of yours Harry James  —  One Night Stand With Harry James On Staten IslandJoyceLP
A shanty in old shanty town Rose Murphy  —  not Cha-Cha but Chi-ChiVerveLP
A Swinging Serenade Harry James  —  Jazz Masters 55VerveCD
A swinging serenade Harry James and his Orchestra  —  An Evening of Jazz with HARRY JAMESMetroLP
A swinging serenade Harry James and his Orchestra  —  Jazz-History, Vol.12VerveLP
A tone parallel to Harlem (The Harlem suite) Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  Ellington UptownCBSLP
A tone parallel to Harlem (The Harlem suite) Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  UPTOWNColumbia JazzLP
A tone parallel to Harlem - The Harlem suite Duke Ellington  —  liberian suite - a tone parallel to harlem (the harlem suite)CBSLP
A tune for humming Woody Herman  —  THE COMPLETE WOODY HERMAN IN DISCO ORDER, Volume 24AJAZ RecordsLP
Ab-mur Harry James and his Orchestra  —  ONE NIGHT STAND WITH HARRY JAMES AT THE CLICK 1947JoyceLP
Ab-mur Harry James and his Orchestra  —  ONE NIGHT STAND WITH HARRY JAMES AT THE CLICK 1947JoyceLP
Aberdeen Duke Ellington and his Orchestra  —  RAREST STYLE 1952SunburstLP
Aberdeen Duke Ellington  —  Rarest Style 1952 - Private Sessions!SunburstLP
African Jive Slim Gaillard  —  & Bam - Son Of McvoutyHep RecordsLP
After supper Blues Harry James  —  One Night Stand with Harry James at the Fireman's BallJoyce MusicLP
After supper Blues Harry James and his Orchestra  —  One Night Stand with Harry James at the Fireman's BallJoyce MusicLP
After You've Gone Charlie Parker  —  Bird Of ParadiseHistoryCD
After you've gone Norman Granz presents  —  JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC, BIRD AND PRES: THE '46 CONCERTSVerveLP
After You've Gone JATP - All Stars  —  Jazz At The Philharmonic 1945-1946Centurion Jazz & BluesCD
After you've gone JATP All Stars  —  JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC 1940's (Box mit 3 LP's)VerveLP
After You've Gone Jazz At The Philharmonic  —  The First Ten YearsProper RecordsCD
After you've gone Jazz at the Philharmonic  —  BIRD AND PRES: THE '46 CONCERTSVerveLP
After You've Gone Lester Young  —  Jammin' With LesterHistoryCD
After You've Gone Lester Young  —  Complete Aladdin RecordingsBlue NoteCD
After you've gone Lester Young  —  THE ALADDIN SESSIONSBlue NoteLP
After you've gone Lester Young  —  THE ALADDIN SESSIONSBlue NoteLP
After you've gone Lester Young and his Band  —  LESTER YOUNGGiants of JazzLP
After you've gone Lester Young  —  LESTER YOUNG and his tenor-sax Vol.1Aladdin RecordsLP
After you've gone Lester Young  —  THE GREAT LESTER YOUNGLiberty RecordsLP
After you've gone Norman Granz presents  —  JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONICVerveLP
After you`ve gone Lester Young  —  Swinging LESTER YOUNGScore ReccordsLP
Ain't Jivin' Blues Charles 'Baron' Mingus  —  Charles 'Baron' MingusUptown RecordsCD
Ain't Misbehavin' Harry James  —  His Best Recordings 1937-1944Best Of JazzCD
Ain't Misbehavin' Harry James & His Orchestra  —  Classics - 1945-1946Classics RecordsCD
Ain't misbehavin' Harry James and his Orchestra  —  TRUMPET TIMEColumbiaLP
Ain't misbehavin' Harry James and his Orchestra  —  STRICTLY INSTRUMENTALHarmonyLP
Ain't she sweet Billy May And His Orchestra  —  Jimmie Lunceford in Hi-FiCapitol RecordsLP
Ain't she sweet Various  —  The Swing Era The Music Of 1939 1940, 1939: A Real Dream Of A YearTime Life RecordsLP
Ain't she sweet Various  —  The Swing Era - The Music of 1939 -1940Time Life RecordsLP
Ain't She Sweet Harry James & His Orchestra  —  Classics - 1945-1946Classics RecordsCD
Ain't she sweet Harry James and his Orchestra  —  Harry James and his Orchestra 1943-46 Vol.2London RecordsLP
Ain't she sweet Harry James and his Orchestra acc. by strings  —  The Uncollected 1943 - 1946, Vol. 2Hindsight RecordsLP
Ain't she sweet Harry James and his Orchestra  —  The Uncollected Volume 2, 1943-1946Hindsight RecordsLP
Ain't she sweet Jimmie Lunceford  —  The Complete Jimmie Lunceford (1939-1940)CBSLP
Ain't she sweet Jimmie Lunceford  —  IN HI-FICapitol RecordsLP
Ain't She Sweet Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra  —  Lunceford SpecialColumbiaLP
Ain't She Sweet Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra  —  Lunceford SpecialPhilipsLP
Ain't she sweet Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra  —  LUNCEFORD SPECIALColumbiaLP
Ain't she sweet Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra  —  BLUES IN THE NIGHTPickwickLP
Ain't she sweetXJimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra  —  LUNCEFORD SPECIALCBSLP
Ain't She Sweet Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra  —  What Is This Thing Called Swing? / Ain't She SweetParlophoneSH
Ain't She Sweet Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra  —  Lunceford SpecialCBSLP
Ain't She Sweet Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra  —  Jimmie Lunceford and his OrchestraPhilipsEP
Ain't she sweet!XBilly May and his Orchestra  —  JIMMIE LUNCEFORD IN HI-FICapitol RecordsLP
Ain't She Sweet? Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra  —  Classics - 1939Classics RecordsCD
Ain't She Sweet? Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra  —  MasterpiecesGiants Of JazzLP
Ain't that lovin' you Nancy Wilson acc.by Orchestra cond by. Billy May  —  Nancy-Naturally !Capitol RecordsLP
Air mail special Harry James and his Music Makers  —  HARRY JAMES 1945 -1949First Heard RecordsLP
Air mail special HARRY JAMES & HIS ORCHESTRA  —  Vol. 2 1944 -1954Solid SenderLP
Air mail special Harry James and his Orchestra  —  HARRY JAMES Vol.2 1944 -1954Solid SenderLP
Airiness a la Nat Willie Smith  —  Alto Sax ArtistryMercuryLP
Airiness à la Nat 1 Various  —  The Complete Keynote Collection, Record 16Keynote RecordingsLP
Airiness à la Nat 2 Various  —  The Complete Keynote Collection, Record 16Keynote RecordingsLP
Airmail special Various  —  BIG BANDS OF THE SAVOYCaracolLP
Airmail special Various  —  GROOVIN' HIGHHep RecordsLP
Airmail special Jimmy Mundy  —  FIESTA IN BRASSGolden Era RecordsLP
Airness a la Nat Various  —  SaxophonesMercuryLP
Airness a la Nat Various  —  SaxophonesMercuryLP
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Willie Smith führte 1929 bis 1942 die vielbewunderte Saxophon-Section von Jimmie Luncefords Orchester an, den perfekten Saxophonsatz der großen Swing-Bigbands der 30er und 40er Jahre. 1944 spielte er eine 78er unter eigenem Namen für Black & White ein („Bugle Call Rag“). Berühmt sind auch seine Auftritte 1945 bei den „Jazz at the Philharmonic“-Konzerten 1945/46, bei denen er unter anderem mit Gene Krupa und Hank Jones mit furiosen Soli das Publikum anheizte.

In den 1950er Jahren ersetzte er zeitweise Johnny Hodges im Duke Ellington Orchestra und spielte dann längere Zeit in der Harry James Bigband. Smith gehört mit Hodges und Benny Carter zu den „großen Drei“ der Swing-Altsaxophonisten und war für seine Balladen und seinen Blues (wie Blues in the Night mit Jimmie Lunceford) ebenso bekannt wie für seine wild swingenden Uptempo-Stücke (wie I Found a New Baby, 1945, mit André Previn, Piano). Mitte der 1940er Jahre (und später noch einmal 1955/56 bei Kings kurzer Rückkehr zum Jazz) spielte er mit Nat King Cole am Piano Titel wie Airiness à la Nat und The Way You Look Tonight (1946) ein.

Einige der für seinen Stil charakteristischsten Klangbeispiele seiner späteren Laufbahn bieten die Studioaufnahmen für Capitol 1955 (Session at Midnight) mit Sweets Edison und Benny Carter. In gefühlvollen Balladen ebenso wie in schnellen Stücken spürten Fans und Kritiker wie Joachim-Ernst Behrendt immer Smiths überschäumendes Temperament, wilde Ursprünglichkeit und seine manchmal ungeduldig wirkende musikalische Kraft, die die Grenzen von Form und Harmonik oft genug sprengte (Wikipedia).