Jazz Articles about Meade Lux Lewis

Meade Lux Lewis: The Blues Piano Artistry of Meade Lux Lewis

by Marc Davis
July 16, 2014

In three decades of professional writing, I don't think I've ever used the word “twee." But I'm about to. Look it up. Dictionary.com says “twee" means “affectedly dainty or quaint." Put another way: Unnaturally cute. That's the celeste in jazz. It's cute and dainty and thoroughly unnatural. What's more, it's a mood killer. I can't understand why anyone would use it. You've heard the celeste, even if you don't know it. It sounds like ...