James P. Johnson by Robert Hilbert, Scott E. Brown 1986, Hardcover: items on eBay.com

Description: One of the most important jazz musicians of the first half of the 20th century, pianist James Price Johnson was classically trained in his youth, and first started performing in clubs in New York's Hell's Kitchen district in his late tee...

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One of the most important jazz musicians of the first half of the 20th century, pianist James Price Johnson was classically trained in his youth, and first started performing in clubs in New York's Hell's Kitchen district in his late teens. A vital transitional figure between ragtime and jazz, he became known as the architect of the Harlem Stride school of piano playing, composing the seminal "Carolina Shout" in this highly rhythmic and technically demanding style; his recording of the piece was perhaps the first time a jazz piano solo had been committed to disc. In addition to composing the "Charleston," arguably the signature tune of the Roaring '20s, he heavily influenced many later pianists, including Fats Waller (whom he taught personally) and Duke Ellington. However, he never achieved the fame of either, and by his death in 1955 was largely forgotten; his funeral had only 75 attendees. JAMES P. JOHNSON: A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY, Scott E. Brown's informative biography of the great pianist, goes some way towards redressing this injustice, as does Robert Hilbert's accompanying comprehensive discography which, with over 400 titles, reveals the breadth of Johnson's talent from the early 20th century to the 1940s.

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Publication Date:	1986-09-01
Series:	Studies in Jazz, No 4

Size
Height:	8.8 in
Width:	5.8 in
Thickness:	1.2 in
Weight:	25.6 oz

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