James P. Johnson
Biography:
One of the great jazz pianists of all time, James P. Johnson was the king of stride pianists in the 1920s. He began working in New York clubs as early as 1913 and was quickly recognized as the pacesetter. In 1917, Johnson began making piano rolls. Duke Ellington learned from these (by slowing them down to half-speed), and a few years later... Continue Bio >>
Discography:
2002 Gods Are in the House
1955 Backwater Blues
1954 Early Harlem Piano, Vol. 2
1953 Rent Party
1951 Stomps, Rags and Blues
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