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James P. Johnson

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 150,006

901
Decades
- 1910s
  
  of 0
  
  0
- 1930s
  
  of 20
  
  4
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  4,133
- 2000s
  
  of 10,561
  
  0
Genres
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  207
- Pop
  
  of 13,662
  
  1,521

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1910s

0.0000

1930s

2.8110

1990s

1.7937

2000s

0.0000

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: James P. Johnson is ranked overall as 2.5104 out of 4 stars

2.5104

James P. Johnson Biography

Formed:

November 1955

Disbanded:

November 1955

Genres:

Jazz, Pop

Labels:

Allegro Corporation, Asl Living Era, Classics, Classics French, Folkways, GRP Records, Pearl/england Cd's

History:

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 Johnson became Fats Waller's teacher and inspiration. During the 1920s (starting in 1921), James P. Johnson began to record, he was the nightly star at Harlem ...more

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