This 1961 album finds the ragtime queen trying her hand at jazz and gospel standards, a departure from her signature boogie-woogie sound.
- The album was released on the UK jazz label The Digital Gramophone.
- Recorded in 1961, this LP featured Atwell's interpretations of standards like "Swanee River" and "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen".
- The album showcases Atwell's adaptability across genres, moving beyond her established novelty hits.
Winifred Atwell was a Trinidadian-born classical pianist who found fame in the UK during the 1950s, best known for her boogie-woogie and ragtime-influenced novelty piano solos. By 1961, Atwell was transitioning away from the novelty hits that had defined her early career, experimenting with more mature repertoire.
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