On Jimmy Yancey

Louis Andriessen wrote On Jimmy Yancey for his ensemble De Volharding in 1973. Jimmy Yancey (1901–1951) was a piano player in Chicago in the 1920s and 30s, he was one of the pioneers of the boogie-woogie piano style. In this video interview Andriessen talks about the influences for writing On Jimmy Yancey.