Johnson, James P. 1894-1955
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Name (Hebrew)
ג'ונסון, ג'יימס פ., 1894-1955
Name (Latin)
Johnson, James P. 1894-1955
Other forms of name
Johnson, Jimmy, 1894-1955
Johnson, James Price, 1894-1955
Johnson, James, 1894-1955
Johnson, Jimmie, 1894-1955
Date of birth
1894-02-01
Date of death
1955-11-17
Place of birth
New Brunswick (N.J.)
Place of death
New York (N.Y.)
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Music
Occupation
African American composers
Pianists
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Classic James P. Johnson sessions (1921-1943), 2015:booklet, page 22 (Lavinia Turner and Jas. P. Johnson's Harmony Seven; made recordings for Pathé in September 1921; aside from Johnson on piano, the other musicians in the ensemble are unknown; James P. Johnson's Harmony Eight; recorded for Okeh in New York City, December 5, 1921)
- Frog spawn [SR] p2010:container (Jimmy Johnson's Jazz Boys)
- James Price Johnson (Feb. 1, 1894 - Nov. 17, 1955), African American pianist and composer; a pioneer of the stride style of jazz piano, he was one of the most important pianists who bridged the ragtime and jazz eras, and, with Jelly Roll Morton, one of the two most important catalysts in the evolution of ragtime piano into jazz; he was a model for Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, and Fats Waller ( (Wikipedia, Dec. 19, 2016) )
- His Jimmy Johnson's Boogie woogie ... 1943.
- Brown, S.E. A case of mistaken identity, 1985:CIP prelims. (James P. Johnson, b. 2/1/1894 in New Brunswick, N.J.)
- Int. dict. of Black composers, 1999(Johnson, James (Price) (Jimmie; Jimmy); b. Feb. 1, 1894, New Brunswick, N.J., d. Nov. 17, 1955, New York, N.Y.)