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ALBUMWorld Broadcast Recordings 1944James P. Johnson
Albums by James P. Johnson
ALBUMWorld Broadcast Recordings 1944James P. Johnson
ALBUMBlue MoodsJames P. Johnson
ALBUMFascinationJames P. Johnson
ALBUMSugarJames P. Johnson
ALBUM1945-1947James P. Johnson
ALBUMThe Town Hall Concerts Five and SixEddie Condon, James P. Johnson & Willie "The Lion" Smith
ALBUMParlor Piano Solos from Rare Piano RollsJames P. Johnson
ALBUMThe Original James P. Johnson, 1942-1945: Piano SolosJames P. Johnson
ALBUMThe Town Hall Concerts One and TwoEddie Condon & James P. Johnson
ALBUMCarolina ShoutJames P. Johnson
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James P. Johnson Essentials
A piano trailblazer who leaped between ragtime, jazz, and beyond.
Artist Biography
Active throughout the 1920s and '30s, the sophisticated and influential musician James P. Johnson synthesized many strands of black music--ragtime, blues, popular and sacred song--with his own original stride piano style. Though his young protege Fats Waller went on to popularize stride, Johnson was the masterly father of the style. The majority of his more ambitious works for symphony orchestra have been lost to history, due to the complete lack of respect shown black composers by the classical music world at the time.
Hometown
New Brunswick, NJ, United States
Genre
Jazz