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- 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.
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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. [1]
James P. Johnson (born February 1, 1894, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.—died November 17, 1955, New York, New York) was a highly influential American jazz pianist who also wrote popular songs and composed classical works.
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Composer and pianist James Price Johnson, the father of stride piano, was born on February 1, 1891 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He attended New York public schools and received private piano study. His professional debut as a pianist came in 1904.
Best known as an early architect of stride piano, his name often appears in jazz writing as a bookend: an earlier issue of Sound American quotes Gary Giddins’s description of Jaki Byard’s stylistic range “from James P. Johnson to Cecil Taylor.” 5 But from the 1910s through the 1940s, Johnson pursued a varied career as a solo pianist ...
James P. Johnson is the musical genius most often credited with originating the uniquely East Coast style of piano playing known as “Stride.” In his lifetime, Johnson composed and recorded jazz tunes, show music, movie scores and major symphonic works.
Dec 12, 2018 · The early jazz singer Ethel Waters stated, “ All the hits you hear, now as then, originated with musicians like James P. Johnson . . . the rest of the hot piano boys . . . just followers and protegees of that great man, Jimmy Johnson."
One of the best stride pianists of the Harlem Renaissance was James P. Johnson. He fused the rhythms and syncopations of stride's predecessor, ragtime, with the jazz of Jelly Roll Morton and the classical pieces of concert pianists.
