Vinyl records

James Price Johnson vinyl records

1 album with 10 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Jazz pianist born February 1, 1894, New Brunswick, New Jersey; died November 17, 1955, Jamaica, New York James P. Johnson was an important transitional figure between ragtime and jazz piano styles. His style became known as Stride. As a boy, Johnson studied Classical music and Ragtime. He started playing professionally in a sporting house, and then progressed to rent parties, bars and vaudeville. He eventually became known as the best piano player on the East Coast and was widely utilized as an accompanist on over 400 recordings and, from 1916 on, produced hundreds of piano rolls under his own name.