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Lou Stein (April 22, 1922 – December 11, 2002) was an American jazz pianist.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Stein's first major gig came in 1942 when he joined Ray McKinley's band.^[1] He also played with Glenn Miller when the latter was stateside during World War II.

After the war he worked with Charlie Ventura (1946–47)^[1] and following this became a session musician. He performed with the Lawson-Haggart Band, Benny Goodman, Sarah Vaughan, the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, Louie Bellson, Red Allen, Coleman Hawkins, and Lester Young, and recorded a few records as a bandleader. In 1957 he scored a U.S. Top 40 hit with "Almost Paradise", which peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. His cover of "Got A Match" made the Cashbox Top 60 in 1958. He played with Joe Venuti from 1969 to 1972^[1] and later with Fred Phillips; he continued recording into the 1990s.

Discography

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  Lou Stein Trio (Brunswick Records, 1954)


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  House Hop (Epic Records, 1954)


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  Lou Stein at Large! (Brunswick, 1954)


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  Six for Kicks (Jubilee Records, 1954)


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  The Lou Stein 3, 4, and 5 (Epic, 1955)


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  Eight for Kicks, Four for Laughs (Jubilee, 1956)


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  From Broadway to Paris (Epic, 1956)


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  Honky Tonk Piano (Mercury, 1956)


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  Introspective 1 (Leric, 1972)


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  Tribute to Tatum (Chiaroscuro Records, 1976)


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  Stompin' Em Down (Chiaroscuro, 1978)


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  Lou Stein & Friends (World Jazz, 1980)


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  Temple of the Gods (Chiaroscuro, 1980)


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  Live at the Dome (Dreamstreet Records, 1981)


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  Solo (Audiophile Records, 1984)


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  Go Daddy! (Pullen Music, 1994)

As sideman

With Louis Bellson

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  The Driving Louis Bellson (Norgran, 1955)


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  Let's Call It Swing (Verve, 1956)


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  Drummer's Holiday (Verve, 1958)

With Woody Herman

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  Songs for Hip Lovers (Verve, 1957)

With Lee Konitz

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  An Image: Lee Konitz with Strings (Verve, 1958)

With Joe Newman

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  New Sounds in Swing (Jazztone, 1956) with Billy Byers
  

With Charlie Parker

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  Big Band (Clef, 1954)

Literature

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  Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press: Oxford/New York 1999; .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
  ISBN 978-0-19-532000-8
  

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