Second Base with the Oakland Acorns

No, the title has nothing to do with me sharing what I did last weekend....

If I had something as interesting on my resume as "playing second base with the Oakland Acorns" I think I would have been satisfied. But after that chapter in his life, George Williams went on to play piano with Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Harry James, and Roy Eldridge before starting his own band.

And what a band it is.....Ernie Royal, Hank Jones, Charlie Shavers, Al Cohn, and Urbie Green all appear on "We Could Make Such Beautiful Music. And not to mention the pseudonymous "Often LePow", who turns out to be Seldon Powell (who I'm not familiar with, so I'll stick with the fab name Often LePow).

I like the albums that have originals instead of retreads of familiar standards, so the four that Williams penned are my favorites.

We Could Make Such Beautiful Music - George Williams and his Orchestra
RCA Victor LPM-1205