Jimmy Yancey

James Edwards Yancey (February 20, c. 1895 – September 17, 1951) was an American boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist. One reviewer described him as "one of the pioneers of this raucous, rapid-fire, eight-to-the-bar piano style".

Birth and Death Data: Born February 20, 1894 (Chicago), Died September 17, 1951 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-044006 10-in. 10/25/1939 Yancey stomp Jimmy Yancey Piano solo composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-044007 10-in. 10/25/1939 State Street special Jimmy Yancey Piano solo instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Victor BS-044008 10-in. 10/25/1939 Tell 'em about me Jimmy Yancey Piano solo instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Victor BS-044009 10-in. 10/25/1939 Five o'clock blues Jimmy Yancey Piano solo composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-044010 10-in. 10/25/1939 Slow and easy blues Jimmy Yancey Piano solo instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Victor BS-044011 10-in. 10/25/1939 The mellow blues Jimmy Yancey Piano solo composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-053436 10-in. 9/6/1940 Crying in my sleep Jimmy Yancey Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-053437 10-in. 9/6/1940 Death letter blues Jimmy Yancey Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-053438 10-in. 9/6/1940 Yancey's bugle call Jimmy Yancey Piano solo composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-053439 10-in. 9/6/1940 35th and Dearborn Jimmy Yancey Piano solo composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D6VB-1975 10-in. 10/31/1946 Yancey's blues Preston Jackson and his New Orleans Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Yancey, Jimmy," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103684.

Yancey, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103684.

"Yancey, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103684

External Sources

Wikipedia: Jimmy Yancey

Discogs: Jimmy Yancey

Allmusic: Jimmy Yancey

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Yancey, Jimmy, 1898-1951 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82078469

Wikidata: Jimmy Yancey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1346384

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/100256925

MusicBrainz: Jimmy Yancey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/78a7f57a-a276-45f6-b63c-96d941e244d2

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1720422

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