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Carolina Shout

James P. Johnson | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (15 Sep 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Biograph
  • ASIN: B000003HLF
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 589,021 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Steeplechase Rag 2:28£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Twilight Rag 2:20£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Carolina Shout 4:00£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. Baltimore Buzz 2:48£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Gypsy Blues 3:49£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Harlem Strut 2:59£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Eccentricity 4:06£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Don't Mess With Me 2:50£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Nervous Blues 3:37£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Ole Miss Blues 3:29£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen11. I Ain't Givin' Nothin' Away 2:55£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Muscle Shoal Blues 3:23£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen13. Farewell Blues 4:15£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen14. Charleston 2:34£0.79  Buy MP3 

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3.0 out of 5 stars Gives a good feel for James P. Johnson's playing. 27 Mar 2001
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Format:Audio CD
The first track, Steeplechase Rag, is a very precise rendering, obviously of a piano roll but is nevertheless exciting. The second has more of the feel of the individual rather than the mechanical piano. The version of Carolina Shout, the third track, is the 1921 QRS piano roll which conveys much more than the first two tracks the individual playing of Johnson. It would have been interesting to have on the CD for comparison the 1917 version which is played in a much more attacking, sharper and rougher way.

The tracks from thereon continue to give a good feel for the Johnson style of playing and sound less like piano rolls, the nuances of his playing coming through. The variation in speed of some of the passages in Harlem Rag is fascinating and shows how accurate the cutting process was.

The first two tracks are from Universal and Metro-Art rolls respectively; all the others are by QRS. A worthwhile CD, to be recommended, which gives a good feel for Johnson's playing towards the beginning of his career without the distortion which can come from the early pre-electric recording process of some of the record companies.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Finest Collection of Johnson's Work 31 May 2010
By Blue Coronet - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
ASV's Living Era collection of James P. Johnson is a masterful series of 25 solo, duo, quartet, septet and octet tracks in chronological order from 1929 to 1949 with the high audio standard of ASV recordings. The collection begins with Johnson on piano and Edddie Dougherty on drums performing Carolina Shout. On other ensemble tracks Johnson is joined by musicians including Bessie Smith, Cootie Williams, Ethel Waters, Pee Wee Russell, Red Allen, Fats Waller, Dickey Wells, J.C. Higginbotham, Sid Calett, Vic Dickenson, Ben Webster, Sidney Bechet and others. The sound is very fine and one would need to purchase quite a number of hard to find recordings to gather all these tracks. All in all, the greatest overview of Johnson's solo and small group work.
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