James P. Johnson

James P. Johnson

James Price Johnson (February 1, 1894 – November 17, 1955) was an American pianist and composer. A pioneer of stride piano, he was one of the most important pianists in the early era of recording, and like Jelly Roll Morton, one of the key figures in the evolution of ragtime into what was eventually called jazz. Johnson was a major influence on Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk, and Fats Waller, who was his student. Johnson composed many hit songs, including the unofficial anthem of the Roaring Twenties, "The Charleston", and he remained the acknowledged king of New York jazz pianists through most of the 1930s. Johnson's artistry, influence on early popular music, and contributions to musical theatre are often overlooked, and as such, he has been referred to by musicologist David Schiff as "The Invisible Pianist."

Birth and Death Data: Born February 1, 1894 (New Brunswick), Died November 17, 1955 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, songwriter, leader, director, lyricist, banjo, guitar

Notes: Sometimes listed as Jimmy Johnson.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-27236	10-in.	12/15/1922	Ivy (Cling to me)	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-28196	10-in.	7/17/1923	You can't do what my last man did	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-28197	10-in.	7/17/1923	Bleeding hearted blues	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-28729	10-in.	10/10/1923	Charleston	Arthur Gibbs and his Gang ; Arthur Gibbs	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-28730	10-in.	10/10/1923	Old-fashioned love	Arthur Gibbs and his Gang ; Arthur Gibbs	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-29189	10-in.	1/8/1924	Old fashioned love	Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-32576	10-in.	5/7/1925	Charleston	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-35992	10-in.	9/13/1926	Alabama stomp	Gus C. Edwards Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-37259	10-in.	12/17/1926	I need lovin'	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-42566	10-in.	3/27/1928	Willow tree	Louisiana Sugar Babes	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-42567	10-in.	3/27/1928	'Sippi	Louisiana Sugar Babes	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	BVE-42568	10-in.	3/27/1928	Thou swell	Louisiana Sugar Babes	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-42569	10-in.	3/27/1928	Persian rug	Louisiana Sugar Babes	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-43359	10-in.	3/14/1928	Give me the sunshine	Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-57434	10-in.	11/20/1929	Your love is all that I crave	Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-57527	10-in.	11/6/1929	I'm lonesome, sweetheart	King Oliver Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-57528	10-in.	11/6/1929	I want you just myself	King Oliver Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-57529	10-in.	11/6/1929	I can't stop loving you	King Oliver Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-57701	10-in.	11/18/1929	You don't understand	Jimmie Johnson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, piano, composer, director
Victor	BVE-57702	10-in.	11/18/1929	You've got to be modernistic	Jimmie Johnson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, piano, composer, director
Victor	BVE-57782	10-in.	12/16/1929	What makes me love you so	Eva Taylor	Female vocal solo, with piano and cornet	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-57783	10-in.	12/16/1929	You don't understand	Eva Taylor	Female vocal solo, with piano and cornet	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	BVE-58545	10-in.	1/31/1930	If I could be with you one hour to-night	McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; George Thomas	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-62178	10-in.	6/2/1930	Goose and gander	Teddy Bunn ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-62179	10-in.	6/2/1930	The new goose and gander	Teddy Bunn ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with piano, guitar, and washboard	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-62180	10-in.	6/2/1930	Clean it out	Teddy Bunn ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with piano, guitar, and washboard	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-62181	10-in.	6/2/1930	Blow it up	Teddy Bunn ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-62920	10-in.	10/29/1930	If I could be with you one hour to-night	Hurley Kaylor	Piano solo	composer
Victor	BVE-63622	10-in.	9/4/1930	If I could be with you (one hour tonight)	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-64070	10-in.	3/2/1931	I need lovin'	Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	ABRC-68236	10-in.	6/11/1931	When I can't be with you	Fred Armstrong and his Syncopators	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BRC-69023	10-in.	5/8/1931	A porter's love song to a chambermaid	Washboard Rhythm Kings	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BRC-69025	10-in.	5/8/1931	Misery	Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BRC-69683	10-in.	6/3/1931	Thumpin' 'n' bumpin'	Eubie Blake’s Orchestra ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BRC-70109	10-in.	7/1/1931	When I can't be with you	Carolina Dandies	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BVE-72617	10-in.	5/4/1932	Old fashioned love in my heart	Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Jimmy Underwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-75999	10-in.	8/1/1933	Got that old fashioned love in my heart	Herb Cook and his Three Little Words	Vocal quartet, with piano	songwriter
Victor	BS-82392	10-in.	5/7/1934	Old fashioned love	Mezz Mezzrow Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-82526	10-in.	5/16/1934	A porter's love song to a chambermaid	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-94133	10-in.	8/26/1935	Old fashioned love	Freddie Jenkins' Harlem Seven ; Jasper Thomas ; Kirby Walker	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	songwriter
Victor	BS-96504	10-in.	11/22/1935	If I could be with you (One hour tonight)	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-99161	10-in.	2/16/1936	Stop that dog (He's goin' mad)	Hotel Charlotte Orchestra ; Bob Pope ; Dixie Lee Sothern	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-03840	10-in.	12/24/1936	Havin' a ball	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-028988	10-in.	11/21/1938	Revolutionary blues	Mezz Mezzrow Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-028989	10-in.	11/21/1938	Comin' on with the come on	Mezz Mezzrow Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-028990	10-in.	11/21/1938	Comin' on with the come on	Mezz Mezzrow Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-028991	10-in.	11/21/1938	Swingin' for "Mezz"	Mezz Mezzrow Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-031258	10-in.	1/9/1939	You, you, you	Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-031260	10-in.	1/9/1939	Harlem woogie	Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-031460	10-in.	1/13/1939	Rosetta	Frankie Newton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-031461	10-in.	1/13/1939	Minor jive	Frankie Newton Orchestra ; Hugues Panassié	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-031462	10-in.	1/13/1939	The world is waiting for the sunrise	Frankie Newton Orchestra ; Hugues Panassié	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-031463	10-in.	1/13/1939	Who?	Frankie Newton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-031464	10-in.	1/13/1939	The blues my baby gave to me	Frankie Newton Orchestra ; Hugues Panassié	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-031465	10-in.	1/13/1939	Romping (Romping at Victor)	Frankie Newton Orchestra ; Hugues Panassié	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-035709	10-in.	4/6/1939	I've got an old fashioned love in my heart	Benny Goodman Quartet	Jazz/dance quartet, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-044597	10-in.	1/12/1940	Swinga-dilla Street	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-063889	10-in.	5/13/1941	Carolina shout	Fats Waller	Piano solo	composer
Victor	BS-071198	10-in.	10/22/1941	Uncle Sammy here I am	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	D9VB-2522	10-in.	11/15/1949	Old fashioned love	Four Tunes	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	[Trial 1922-01-23-06]	10-in.	1/23/1922	Four A. M. shout	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	80672	10-in.	11/14/1922	Ivy	Yerkes' S. S. Flotilla Orchestra [i.e., Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80877	10-in.	2/28/1923	Papa blues	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	80878	10-in.	2/28/1923	Railroad man	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	80879	10-in.	2/28/1923	Caprice	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Columbia	80880	10-in.	2/28/1923	Glory shout	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Columbia	81099	10-in.	6/28/1923	Weeping blues	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	81100	10-in.	6/28/1923	Worried and lonesome blues	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	81198	10-in.	9/6/1923	Don't never tell nobody	Fletcher Henderson ; Clara Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	composer
Columbia	81200	10-in.	9/7/1923	Old fashioned love	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	81341	10-in.	11/9/1923	You can't do what my last man did	Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams	Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano	composer
Columbia	81361	10-in.	11/17/1923	Old fashioned love	Georgians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	49402	12-in.	5/6/1918	Mama's blues	Jockers Brothers	Violin and piano duet	songwriter
Columbia	W140514	10-in.	4/10/1925	The original Charleston	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W140864	10-in.	8/25/1925	You can't do what my last man did	Ebony Four ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with bass saxophone, cornet, and piano	songwriter
Columbia	141201	10-in.	10/27/1925	Everybody's doin' the Charleston now	Original Indiana Five	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W142172	10-in.	5/8/1926	You for me, me for you	Dixie Washboard Band ; Shufflin' Sam	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W142721	10-in.	10/3/1926	Alabama stomp	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	142847	10-in.	10/20/1926	Alabama stomp	Dixie Stompers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W142889	10-in.	10/29/1926	Original black bottom dance	Sadie Jackson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142890	10-in.	10/29/1926	Nobody worries 'bout me	Sadie Jackson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W143126	10-in.	11/19/1926	I need lovin'	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	143150	10-in.	11/26/1926	I need lovin'	Arthur Fields ; Manhattan Dance Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W143490	10-in.	2/17/1927	Preachin' the blues	James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W143491	10-in.	2/17/1927	Back water blues	James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W143531	10-in.	2/25/1927	All that I had is gone	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W143532	10-in.	2/25/1927	Snowy morning blues	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Columbia	W143543	10-in.	2/26/1927	Alabama stomp	Charles Kaley	Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano	composer
Columbia	W143735	10-in.	4/1/1927	Sweet mistreater	Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W143736	10-in.	4/1/1927	Lock and key	James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	144214	10-in.	5/24/1927	Oh Malinda	Te Roy Williams Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W144621	10-in.	9/2/1927	Skiddle de scow	Johnson's Jazzers	Male vocal and instrumental trio	instrumentalist, piano, leader
Columbia	W144622	10-in.	9/2/1927	Can I get it now?	Johnson's Jazzers	Male vocal and instrumental trio	instrumentalist, piano, leader
Columbia	W146417	10-in.	6/8/1928	Somethin' goin' on wrong	Martha Copeland	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet and piano	instrumentalist, piano, songwriter
Columbia	W146420	10-in.	6/9/1928	Desert blues	Martha Copeland	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W146539	10-in.	6/18/1928	Chicago blues	Jimmy Johnson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Columbia	W146540	10-in.	6/18/1928	Mournful tho'ts	Jimmy Johnson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, composer
Columbia	W146559	10-in.	6/20/1928	Georgia's always on my mind	Roy Evans	Male vocal solo, with alto saxophone and piano	songwriter
Columbia	W146761	10-in.	7/20/1928	My woman done me wrong (As far as I am concerned)	James P. Johnson ; Clarence Williams	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W146762	10-in.	7/20/1928	Farm hand papa	James P. Johnson ; Clarence Williams	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W146871	10-in.	8/21/1928	Lonesome swallow	James P. Johnson ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W146872	10-in.	8/21/1928	Guess who's in town	James P. Johnson ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W146873	10-in.	8/21/1928	My handy man	James P. Johnson ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W146874	10-in.	8/21/1928	Do what you did last night	James P. Johnson ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W146941	10-in.	9/4/1928	Take your tomorrow (And give me today)	Roy Evans	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W146942	10-in.	9/4/1928	Jazbo Dan and his yodelin' band	Roy Evans ; James P. Johnson	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W147152	10-in.	10/19/1928	Georgia's always on my mind	Gulf Coast Seven	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W148015	10-in.	3/5/1929	Put your mind right on it	Jimmy Johnson Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	leader, songwriter
Columbia	W148016	10-in.	3/5/1929	Sorry	Jimmy Johnson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, songwriter
Columbia	W148108	10-in.	3/20/1929	Fare thee honey blues	Jimmy Johnson Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W148901	10-in.	8/20/1929	My sportin' man	Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W148902	10-in.	8/20/1929	He's got me goin'	James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W148903	10-in.	8/20/1929	When my baby comes	Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W148904	10-in.	8/20/1929	It makes my love come down	James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W148994	10-in.	9/12/1929	Oh! Mister Mitchell	James P. Johnson ; Clara Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W148995	10-in.	9/12/1929	Where is my man	James P. Johnson ; Clara Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W149074	10-in.	10/1/1929	Wasted life blues	James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W149075	10-in.	10/1/1929	Dirty no-gooder's blues	James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W149134	10-in.	10/11/1929	Blue spirit blues	James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W149135	10-in.	10/11/1929	Worn out papa blues	James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W149136	10-in.	10/11/1929	You don't understand	James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano, songwriter
Columbia	W149137	10-in.	10/11/1929	Don't cry, baby	James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Columbia	W149666	10-in.	12/3/1929	You've got to be modernistic	Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W150574	10-in.	6/9/1930	On revival day	Bessemer Singers ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with male vocal quartet and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W150575	10-in.	6/9/1930	Moan, you mourners	Bessemer Singers ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with male vocal quartet and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W150612	10-in.	6/25/1930	If I could be with you (One hour to-night)	Lazy Levee Loungers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W150826	10-in.	9/18/1930	If I could be with you (One hour to-night)	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W151457	10-in.	3/25/1931	Go Harlem	Jimmy Johnson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W151459	10-in.	3/25/1931	A porter's love song (to a chambermaid)	Jimmy Johnson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, leader
Columbia	W151460	10-in.	3/25/1931	Just a crazy song (Hi-hi-hi)	Jimmy Johnson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W151739	10-in.	8/19/1931	Doggone blue	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W151740	10-in.	8/19/1931	Can't be bothered with no sheik	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W151763	10-in.	9/2/1931	Old fashioned love	Clyde McCoy Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151775	10-in.	9/9/1931	I need loving	The Rondoliers and Piano Pals	Male vocal quartet, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	W151807	10-in.	9/23/1931	I need lovin'	The Rondoliers and Piano Pals	Male vocal quartet, with 2 pianos	composer
Columbia	W152715	10-in.	2/13/1934	The Spanish in my eyes	Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco ; Helen Ward	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	songwriter
OKeh	9673	10-in.	5/13/1926	Woman changed my life	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, piano and violin	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	9674	10-in.	5/13/1926	Lonnie's got the blues	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	9675	Not documented	5/13/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar (or violin)	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	9676	Not documented	5/13/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar (or violin)	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	9677	Not documented	5/13/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar (or violin)	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	9684	Not documented	5/14/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar (or violin)	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	9685	10-in.	5/14/1926	Good old wagon	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with piano and violin	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	9686	10-in.	5/14/1926	A good, happy home	James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with piano and violin	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	9687	10-in.	5/14/1926	Baby, you don't know my mind	James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with piano and violin	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	9688	Not documented	5/14/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, piano and violin	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	9689	10-in.	5/14/1926	I have no sweet woman now	Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-70259	10-in.	10/18/1921	Keep off the grass	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	composer, instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-70260	10-in.	10/18/1921	Carolina shout	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
OKeh	S-70350	10-in.	12/5/1921	Dear old Southland	Harmony Eight ; James P. Johnson	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-70351	10-in.	12/5/1921	Bandana days	Harmony Eight ; James P. Johnson	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-71152	10-in.	Jan. 1923	Ivy (Cling to me)	Rega Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-71654	10-in.	June 1923	You just can't have no one man by yourself	Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	S-71741	10-in.	8/8/1923	Scouting around	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
OKeh	S-71742	10-in.	8/8/1923	Toddlin'	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
OKeh	S-72028	10-in.	November 1923	Old fashioned love	Lawrence Lomax ; Eva Taylor	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	composer
OKeh	S-72029	10-in.	November 1923	Open your heart	Lawrence Lomax ; Eva Taylor	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	songwriter
OKeh	S-72041	10-in.	November 1923	Old fashioned love	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-72347	10-in.	Feb. 1924	The weepin' blues	Henry Whitter	Harmonica solo	composer
OKeh	73736	10-in.	10/25/1925	Everybody's doin' the Charleston	Okeh Syncopators	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	73937	10-in.	1/19/1926	Sun to sun blues	James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	73938	10-in.	1/19/1926	Bed of sand	James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	73944	10-in.	1/20/1926	Nile of Genago	James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson	Guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
OKeh	73945	10-in.	1/20/1926	Five o'clock blues	Lonnie Johnson	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, banjo
OKeh	73946	10-in.	1/20/1926	Johnson's trio stomp	James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson	Violin and piano duet	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	74253	10-in.	8/11/1926	You for me, me for you (From now on)	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	W80262	10-in.	12/24/1926	I need lovin'	Russell Douglas [Lem Cleg] ; The Goofus Five	Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W80413	10-in.	2/10/1927	If I could be with you	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W401565	10-in.	1/29/1929	Riffs	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
OKeh	W401566	10-in.	1/29/1929	Feelin' blue	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W401635	10-in.	2/21/1929	Put your mind right on it	Butterbeans & Susie	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	W403533	10-in.	12/19/1929	You've got to be modernistic	Great Day New Orleans Singers ; James P. Johnson ; Clarence Williams	Mixed vocal chorus, with piano, clapping, and talk	composer, lyricist, leader, instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W403534	10-in.	12/19/1929	Shout on	Great Day New Orleans Singers ; James P. Johnson ; Clarence Williams	Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus, with piano	composer, leader, instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W403596	10-in.	1/8/1930	Once or twice	Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W403597	10-in.	1/8/1930	Monkey and the baboon	Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with guitar, piano, and woodblocks	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W403598	10-in.	1/8/1930	Wipe it off	Lonnie Johnson ; Clarence Williams	Male vocal duet, with piano, guitar, and sandpaper	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W403749	10-in.	2/7/1930	The dirty dozen	Lonnie Johnson ; Clarence Williams	Male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W403750	10-in.	2/7/1930	Keep it to yourself	Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	W404406	10-in.	8/19/1930	If I could be with you (One hour to-night)	Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/ dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W404453	10-in.	9/16/1930	If I could be with you (One hour tonight)	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	VO1038	10-in.	6/25/1931	I need lovin’	Alabama Washboard Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	10829	10-in.	6/13/1923	You can’t do what my last man did	Minerva Green	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	9133-9135	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1922	Ivy	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	11930-11933	10-in.	11/21/1923	Old-fashioned love	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E27463	10-in.	5/1/1928	Exhortation	Jubilee Glee Club ; Johnny Vigal	Male vocal solo and vocal chorus, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	E27534	10-in.	5/10/1928	Echoes of ole Dixie Land	Jubilee Glee Club ; Johnny Vigal	Male vocal solo and vocal chorus, with piano	songwriter, instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	E31956	10-in.	1/21/1930	Crying for the Carolines	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	E31957	10-in.	1/21/1930	What is this thing called love?	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	E31958	10-in.	1/21/1930	You’ve got to be modernistic	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	E31959	10-in.	1/21/1930	Jingles	James P. Johnson	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Brunswick	E33943	10-in.	Aug. 1930	If I could be with you	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E34202	10-in.	Sept. 1930	If I could be with you	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E34908	10-in.	10/13/1930	If I could be with you	Alabama Washboard Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E34909	10-in.	10/13/1930	The porter’s love song	Alabama Washboard Stompers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E4392-E4394	10-in.	1/12/1927	Alabama stomp	Five Pennies ; Red Nichols	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E4795-E4797	10-in.	4/4/1927	Oh, Malinda	Rex Stewart Harlem Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E7232-E7233	10-in.	3/26/1928	What’s the use of being alone?	Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	E16493-E16495	10-in.	10/2/1925	The original Charleston	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	C6101	10-in.	Aug. 1930	If I could be with you	Tom Gerun Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G)	songwriter
Brunswick	C6137	10-in.	Sept. 1930	If I could be with you	Tom Gerun Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	C7913	10-in.	7/27/1931	I need lovin’	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	LAE275-LAE275A	10-in.	9/19/1928	Alabama stomp	Phil Phillips Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	789W-791W	10-in.	5/13/1925	Charleston	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	1130W-1132W	10-in.	8/12/1925	Charleston	Tennessee Tooters	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	DAL140	10-in.	9/24/1935	Old fashioned love	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	composer
Edison	9223	10-in.	10/25/1923	Open your heart	Charlie Kerr Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	9362	10-in.	2/1/1924	Old fashioned love	Broadway Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	10292	10-in.	4/2/1925	Charleston	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers]	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	11245	10-in.	10/13/1926	Alabama stomp	Red and Miff's Stompers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	N-1174	10-in.	10/3/1929	You don't understand	Eva Taylor	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Decca	64970	10-in.	2/1/1939	I'm tired of fattenin' frogs for snakes	Rosetta Crawford		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64971	10-in.	2/1/1939	Stop it Joe	Rosetta Crawford		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64972	10-in.	2/1/1939	My man jumped salty on me	Rosetta Crawford		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64973	10-in.	2/1/1939	Double crossin' Papa	Rosetta Crawford		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	71979		4/12/1944	I've got a feeling I'm falling	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	71980	10-in.	4/12/1944	My fate is in your hands	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	71981	10-in.	4/12/1944	Ain't misbehavin'	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	71982		4/12/1944	Blue turning grey over you	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72007	10-in.	4/20/1944	I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72008		4/20/1944	Keepin' out of mischief now	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72009	10-in.	4/20/1944	Squeeze me	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72010	10-in.	4/20/1944	Honeysuckle rose	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72233	10-in.	6/8/1944	I've got a feeling I'm falling	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72234	10-in.	6/8/1944	Honeysuckle rose	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72235	10-in.	6/8/1944	Keepin' out of mischief now	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72236	10-in.	6/8/1944	My fate is in your hands	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72311	10-in.	6/28/1944	Blue turning grey over you	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72312	10-in.	6/28/1944	Squeeze me	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72313	10-in.	6/28/1944	I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72314	10-in.	6/28/1944	Ain't misbehavin' (I'm saving my love for you)	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72386	10-in.	9/15/1944	Snowy morning blues	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72387	10-in.	9/15/1944	The Carolina shout	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72388	10-in.	9/15/1944	Keep off the grass	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72389	10-in.	9/15/1944	Old fashioned love	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72390	10-in.	9/22/1944	If I could be with you (one hour tonight)	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72391	10-in.	9/22/1944	A porter's love song to a chambermaid	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72392	10-in.	9/22/1944	Over the bars	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72393	10-in.	9/22/1944	Riffs	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73647		7/17/1946	Just you, just me-1	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73648		7/17/1946	Atlanta blues -1	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	T-1901	10-in.	11/20/1942	Squeeze me	Eddie Condon's Barrelhouse Gang		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	T-1902	10-in.	11/20/1943	That's a plenty	Eddie Condon's Barrelhouse Gang		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	T-1903		11/20/1943	Yank's blues-1	Eddie Condon's Barrelhouse Gang		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	T-1904		11/20/1943	Old fashioned love-1,2	Eddie Condon's Barrelhouse Gang		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	T-1909	10-in.	12/18/1943	Squeeze me	Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	T-1910	10-in.	12/18/1943	When I grow too old to dream	Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	T-1911	10-in.	12/18/1943	Too many times	Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	T-1912	10-in.	12/18/1943	The sheik of Araby	Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	T-1913	10-in.	12/18/1943	Old fashioned love	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	T-1914	10-in.	12/18/1943	Blueberry rhyme	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	T-1915	10-in.	12/18/1943	Blues for Fats	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	T-1916	10-in.	12/18/1943	Over the bars	James P. Johnson		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	BOB-5		6/7/1944	Oh, lady be good	Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	BOB-6		6/7/1944	Noteworthy blues	Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	BT-101		6/7/1944	I've found a new baby	Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band		instrumentalist, piano
Signature	BT-102		6/7/1944	Jazz me blues	Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band		instrumentalist, piano
Columbia (U.K.)	WL265	10-in.	12/14/1925	Charleston	Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener	Piano duet	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, James P.," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103380.

Johnson, James P.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103380.

"Johnson, James P.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.