James Price Johnson was an 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. As such, he was a model for Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, and Fats Waller.
James P. Johnson
Active - 1929 - 1933 |
Birth - Feb 1, 1894 |
Death - Nov 17, 1955 |
Genres - Drama
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Subgenres - Silent Feature
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Father of the Stride Piano, James Price Johnson, Jimmy Johnson, The Brute, The Dean of Stride, The Father of Stride Piano-
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