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James P. Johnson - 1928-1938

Track listing:
  1. Daylight Savin' Blues 2:48
  2. Georgia's Always On My Mind 2:49
  3. Riffs 3:04
  4. Feelin' Blue 2:56
  5. Put Your Mind Right On It 3:17
  6. Fare Thee Honey Blues 3:22
  7. You Don't Understand 2:56
  8. You've Got To Be Modernistic 3:04
  9. Crying For The Carolines 3:00
  10. What Is This Thing Called Love? 3:08
  11. You've Got To Be Modernistic 3:15
  12. Jingles 3:29
  13. How Could I Be Blue? 3:21
  14. I've Found A New Baby 2:54
  15. Go Harlem 3:36
  16. A Porter's Love Song (To A Chambermaid) 3:26
  17. Just A Crazy Song (HI-HI-HI) 3:07
  18. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? 2:28
  19. There'll Be Some Changes Made [trumpet version] 2:53
  20. There'll Be Some Changes Made [piano version] 3:01
  21. Horn Of Plenty Blues (Zutty's Hootie Blues) 3:01
  22. Dinah 2:42

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James P. Johnson 1928-1938
Classics 671


THE GULF COAST SEVEN
Louis Metcalf (cnt), ? Joe Nanton (tb), ? Johnny Hodges (ss, as), ? Barney Bigard (cl, ts), James P. Johnson (p), ? Sonny Greer (dm), Perry Bradford (vo).
New York City, October 19, 1928.
01. 147151-1 Daylight Savin' Blues [Columbia 14373-D]
02. 147152-1 Georgia's Always On My Mind - vPB [Columbia 14373-D]

JIMMY JOHNSON
Piano solo.
New York City, January 29, 1929.
03. 401565-B Riffs [Okeh 8770]
04. 401566-A Feelin' Blue [Okeh 8770]

JIMMY JOHNSON AND HIS BAND
Louis Metcalf (cnt), unknown (tb), Ernest Elliott (cl), unknown (cl, ts), James P. Johnson (p), Perry Bradford, Gus Horsley (vo).
New York City, March 5, 1929.
05. 148015-1 Put Your Mind Right On It - vPB-GH [Columbia 14417-D]

JIMMY JOHNSON AND HIS BAND
Louis Metcalf (cnt), Geechie Fields (tb), Ernest Elliott (cl), James P. Johnson (p), Perry Bradford (vo).
New York City, March 20, 1929.
06. 148108-3 Fare Thee Honey Blues - vPB [Columbia 14417-D]

JIMMY JOHNSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
King Oliver, Dave Nelson (tp), Jimmy Archey (tb), unknown, unknown (cl, as), Charles Frazier (ts), James P. Johnson, Fats Waller (p), Teddy Bunn (bj, g), Harry Hull (sb), unknown (dm), "The Keep Shufflin'" (vo).
New York City, November 18, 1929.
07. 57701-2 You Don't Understand - g/vKS3 [Victor V-38099]
08. 57702-2 You've Got To Be Modernistic - bj/vKS3 [Victor V-38099]

JIMMY JOHNSON
Piano solo.
New York City, January 21, 1930.
09. E 31956 Crying For The Carolines [Brunswick 4712]
10. E 31957 What Is This Thing Called Love ? [Brunswick 4712]
11. E 31958 You've Got To Be Modernistic [Brunswick 4762]
12. E 31959 Jingles [Brunswick 4762]

JIMMY JOHNSON AND CLARENCE WILLIAMS
Piano duets and cross-talk patter with Clarence Williams.
New York City, January 31, 1930.
13. 14995-1 How Could I Be Blue ? [Columbia 14502-D]
14. 14996-2 I've Found A New Baby [Columbia 14502-D]

JIMMY JOHNSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Ward Pinkett (tp, vo), unknown (tp), unknown (tb), unknown, unknown (cl, as), unknown (cl, ts), James P. Johnson (p), unknown (g), unknown (sb), unknown (dm), Andy Razaf (vo).
New York City, March 25, 1931.
15. 151457-2 Go Harlem - vAR [Columbia 2448-D]
16. 151459-2 A Porter's Love Song (To A Chambermaid) - vAR [Columbia 14668-D]
17. 151460-3 Just A Crazy Song (Hi-Hi-Hi) - vAR-WP&ch [Columbia 2448-D]

PEE WEE RUSSELL'S RHYTHMAKERS
Max Kaminsky (tp), Dicky Wells (tb), Pee Wee Russell (cl), Al Gold (ts), James P. Johnson (p), Freddie Green (g), Wellman Braud (sb), Zutty Singleton (dm,vo).
New York City August 31, 1938
18. P 23391-1 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? [HRS 1000]
P 23391-2 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? [HRS 17]
19. P 23392-1 There'll Be Some Changes Made -vZS [HRS 1001]
20. P 23392-2 There'll Be Some Changes Made [HRS 1001]
21. P 23393-1 Horn Of Plenty Blues (Zutty's Home Blues) (Zutty's Hootie Blues)-2 [HRS 1001]
22. P 23394-1 Dinah [HRS 1000]