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The James P. Johnson Collection 1929-49
James P. Johnson
The James P. Johnson Collection 1929-49
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson was one of the greatest and most important jazz pianists in the history of the genre, largely responsible for originating what became the stride piano style, and having a profound influence on contemporaries and later luminaries such as Fats Waller and Duke Ellington. He was one of the earliest recording artists in jazz, making piano rolls before 1920, and then becoming a star in Harlem in the early '20s. He was a successful composer as well as musician, writing songs for Broadway shows like "Running Wild", including the musical landmark that encapsulated the Roaring Twenties "The Charleston". He was in demand to record with many artists during this era, and accompanied a number of the top female blues artists of the day, such as Bessie Smith and Ethel Waters. This excellent-value 47-track collection covers the period of more than a quarter of a century which comprised his most active recording career, which was slowing down when he suffered a disabling stroke in 1951. It naturally includes many of his most famous tunes and piano solos, but also includes his work with a host of major names over the years, including Fats Waller, Bessie Smith, King Oliver, Clarence Williams, Eddie Condon and Sidney Bechet. It's a fascinating overview of his career, and a great showcase for one of the genre's most influential piano stylists.
.. COLLECTION 1921-49
Media | Music CD (Compact Disc) |
Number of discs | 2 |
Released | May 11, 2015 |
EAN/UPC | 0824046205225 |
Label | FABULOUS FADCD2052 |
Genre | Jazz |
Dimensions | 125 × 147 × 9 mm · 103 g |
Track list
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1. CD
- The Harlem Strut
- Carolina Shout
- Keep off the Grass
- Dear Old Southland James P. Johnson's Harmony Eight
- Worried and Lonesome Blues
- You Can't Do What My Last Man Did
- Scouting Around
- The Charleston
- The Original Black Bottom Dance Sadie Jackson with James P.
- Preaching the Blues Bessie Smith with James P. Johnson
- Snowy Morning Blues
- Sweet Mistreater Bessie Smith with James P. Johnson
- Black Snake Moan Rosa Henderson with James P. Johnson
- Can I Get It Now? Johnson's Jazzers
- Chicago Blues Jimmy Johnson and His Orchestra
- Guess Who's in Town Ethel Waters with James P. Johnson
- Riffs
- Feeling Blue
- Fare Thee Honey Blues Jimmy Johnson & His Band
- Blue Spirit Blues Bessie Smith with James P. Johnson
- You've Got to Be Modernistic
- Wipe It off Lonnie Johnson and Clarence Williams
- Jingles
- How Could I Be Blue Jimmy Johnson and Clarence Williams
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2. CD
- Go Harlem Jimmy Johnson and His Orchestra
- Liza
- Harlem Woogie Jimmy Johnson and His Orchestra
- Mule Walk
- Old Fashioned Love James P. Johnson and His Orchestra
- One Hour Mama Ida Cox Acc. by Her All-star Band
- Boogie Woogie Stride
- Daintiness Rag
- Back Water Blues (In Memory of Bessie Smith)
- Royal Garden Blues Edmond Hall's Blue Note Jazzmen
- Caprice Rag
- Blueberry Rhyme
- Blue Moods (1)
- Yamekraw
- After You've Gone James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzme
- Euphonic Sounds
- Call of the Blues Sidney Deparis' Blue Note Jazzmen
- A Porter's Love Song to a Chamber Maid
- Over the Bars
- If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)
- Just You, Just Me Eddie Condon & His Orch.
- Aint' Cha Got Music
- September Song
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