Classic James P. Johnson sessions (1921-1943).
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| Author / Creator: | Johnson, James P. (James Price), 1894-1955, composer, performer. |
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| Imprint: | Stamford, CT : Mosaic Records, [2015] ℗2015 |
| Description: | 6 audio discs ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | CD Audio Music recording |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10741867 |
Table of Contents:
- He took it away from me ; If I were your daddy (and you were a mamma to me) ; When the rain turns into snow (who's gonna keep you warm?) ; Who'll drive your blues away? (Lavinia Turner and Jas. P. Johnson's Harmony Seven)
- Keep off the grass ; Carolina shout (James P. Johnson)
- Watch me go ; You never miss a good thing till it's gone (James P. Johnson; Lavinia Turner, vocals)
- Dear old Southland ; Bandana days (intro: Love will find a way) (James P. Johnson's Harmony Eight)
- Weeping blues ; Worried and lonesome blues ; You can't do what my last man did (James P. Johnson)
- Bleeding hearted blues ; Scouting around ; Toddlin' (Jimmy Johnson)
- Original black bottom dance ; Nobody worries 'bout me (James P. Johnson; Sadie Jackson, vocals)
- Preachin' the blues ; Back water blues (James P. Johnson; Bessie Smith, vocals)
- All that I had is gone ; Snowy morning blues (Jimmy Johnson)
- Lucy Long (Original Jazz Hounds)
- Sweet mistreater ; Lock and key (James P. Johnson; Bessie Smith, vocals)
- Weeping blues (alt tk) (James P. Johnson)
- Black snake moan ; Fortune teller blues ; Gay catin' daddy ; I'm savin' it all for you (James P. Johnson; Rosa Henderson, vocals)
- Skiddle de scow ; Can I get it now? (Johnson's Jazzers)
- Willow tree ; 'Sippi ; Thou swell ; Persian rug (Louisiana Sugar Babes)
- Somethin' goin' on wrong ; Desert blues (James P. Johnson; Clarence Adams, clarinet; Martha Copeland, vocals)
- Chicago blues ; Mournful tho'ts (Jimmy Johnson and his orchestra)
- My woman done me wrong ; Farm hand papa (James P. Johnson; Clarence Williams, vocals)
- So sorry ; Syncopated yodelin' man (James P. Johnson; Arthur Whetsel, cornet; Roy Evans, vocals)
- Lonesome swallow ; Guess who's in town ; My handy man ; Do what you did last night (James P. Johnson; Ethel Waters, vocals)
- Black snake moan (alt tk) (James P. Johnson; Rosa Henderson, vocals)
- Willow tree (alt tk) ; 'Sippi (alt tk) ; Thou swell (alt tk) (Louisiana Sugar Babes)
- Jazbo Dan and his yodelin' band (James P. Johnson; Roy Evans, vocals)
- Riffs ; Feelin' blue (Jimmy Johnson)
- Put your mind right on it ; Fare thee honey blues (Jimmy Johnson & his band)
- He's got me goin' ; It makes my love come down (James P. Johnson; Bessie Smith, vocals)
- Oh! Mister Mitchell ; Where is my man (James P. Johnson; Clara Smith, vocals)
- Wasted life blues ; Dirty no-gooder's blues ; Blue spirit blues ; Worn out papa blues ; You don't understand ; Don't cry baby (James P. Johnson; Bessie Smith, vocals)
- I want you just myself (King Oliver and his orchestra)
- You don't understand ; You've got to be modernistic (Jimmie Johnson and his orchestra)
- You don't understand (Clarence Williams' Washboard Band)
- What makes me love you so? ; You don't understand (James P. Johnson, Clarence Williams, piano; Ed Anderson, cornet; Eva Taylor, vocals)
- You've got to be modernistic ; Shout on (Great Day New Orleans Singers)
- Once or twice (James P. Johnson; Lonnie Johnson, guitar, vocals; Spencer Williams, vocals)
- Wipe it off (James P. Johnson; Lonnie Johnson, guitar, vocals; Spencer Williams, scraper or gourd; Clarence Williams, vocals)
- How could I be blue? ; I've found a new baby (James P. Johnson; Clarence Williams, piano, talking)
- The dirty dozen ; Keep it to yourself (James P. Johnson; Lonnie Johnson, guitar, vocals; Clarence Williams, vocals, scraper or gourd)
- Goose and gander ; The new goose and gander ; Clean it out ; Blow it up (James P. Johnson; Teddy Bunn, guitar, vocals; Bruce Johnson, washboard; Spencer Williams, vocals)
- On revival day ; Moan [you] mourners (James P. Johnson; Bessie Smith, the Bessemer Singers, vocals)
- Go Harlem ; A porter's love song ; Just a crazy song (Hi-hi-hi) (Jimmy Johnson and his orchestra)
- Doggone blue ; Can't be bothered with no sheik (James P. Johnson; Rosa Henderson, vocals)
- Looka-there, ain't she pretty ; On the sunny side of the street ; Won't you come over and say "hello" ; I got horses and got numbers on my mind ; Let's have a showdown ; I'm getting my bonus in love ; Looka-there, ain't she pretty (alt tk) ; On the sunny side of the street (alt tk) ; I'm getting my bonus in love (alt tk) (Clarence Williams and his orchestra)
- Revolutionary blues ; Comin' on with the come on (pt. 1) ; Comin' on with the come on (pt. 2) (Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow and orchestra)
- Rosetta ; Minor jive ; The world is waiting for the sunrise ; Who? ; The blues my baby gave to me ; Rompin' (Frankie Newton and his orchestra)
- Harlem woogie ; Hungry blues (Jimmy Johnson and his orchestra)
- Back water blues ; He's mine, all mine (Ruby Smith, vocals; Jimmy Johnson and his orchestra)
- After tonight (Jimmy Johnson and his orchestra)
- If dreams come true ; Fascination ; A flat dream ; The mule walk ; Lonesome reverie ; Blueberry rhyme (James P. Johnson)
- Uncle Sammy here I am (Clarence Williams' Blue Five)
- The blues my baby gave to me (alt tk) (Frankie Newton and his orchestra)
- Harlem woogie (alt tk) (Jimmy Johnson and his orchestra)
- Back water blues (alt tk) (Ruby Smith, vocals; Jimmy Johnson and his orchestra)
- If dreams come true (alt tk) (James P. Johnson)
- Uncle Sammy here I am (alt tk) (Clarence Williams' Blue Five)
- Memories of you ; Old fashioned love ; Swingin' at the Lido ; Havin' a ball ; Hungry blues (James P. Johnson and his orchestra; Jimmy Johnson and his orchestra)
- Deep sea blues ; Death letter blues ; One hour mama (Ida Cox, vocals; with her All-Star Band)
- Blueberry rhyme ; Blues for Fats (James P. Johnson)
- Memories of you (-2) ; Old fashioned love (-2) ; Swingin' at the Lido (complete take #1) ; Swingin' at the Lido (BD) ; Swingin' at the Lido (-2/complete take #3) ; Havin' a ball (-3) ; Havin' a ball (-2) ; Havin' a ball (-1) (James P. Johnson and his orchestra; Jimmy Johnson and his orchestra)
- Deep sea blues (rehearsal and BD #1) ; Deep sea blues (complete take #1) ; Deep sea blues (complete take #2) ; Deep sea blues (BD #2) ; Death letter blues (complete take #1) ; Death letter blues (complete take #2) ; Death letter blues (BD) ; Death letter blues (complete take #3) ; One hour mama (complete take #1) ; One hour mama (BD #1) ; One hour mama (rehearsal and complete take #2) ; One hour mama (BD #2) ; One hour mama (complete take #3) (Ida Cox, vocals; with her All-Star Band).