Classic James P. Johnson Sessions (1921-1943)

Album by James P. Johnson

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    He Took It Away From Me
  2. 2.
    If I Were Your Daddy (And You Were A Mamma To Me)
  3. 3.
    When The Rain Turns Into Snow
  4. 4.
    Who’ll Drive Your Blues Away?
  5. 5.
    Keep Off The Grass
  6. 6.
    Carolina Shout
  7. 7.
    Watch Me Go
  8. 8.
    You Never Miss A Good Thing Till It's Gone
  9. 9.
    Dear Old Southland
  10. 10.
    Bandana Days
  11. 11.
    Weeping Blues
  12. 12.
    Worried And Lonesome Blues
  13. 13.
    You Can't Do What My Last Man Did
  14. 14.
    Bleeding Hearted Blues
  15. 15.
    Scouting Around
  16. 16.
    Toddlin'
  17. 17.
    Original Black Bottom Dance
  18. 18.
    Nobody Worries 'Bout Me
  19. 19.
    Preachin' The Blues
  20. 20.
    Back Water Blues
  21. 21.
    All That I Had Is Gone
  22. 22.
    Snowy Morning Blues
  23. 23.
    Lucy Long
  24. 24.
    Sweet Mistreater
  25. 25.
    Lock And Key
  26. 26.
    Weeping Blues [Alternate]

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Black Snake Moan
  2. 3.
    Fortune Teller Blues
  3. 4.
    Gay Catin' Daddy
  4. 5.
    I'm Savin' It All For You
  5. 6.
    Skiddle De Scow
  6. 7.
    Can I Get It Now?
  7. 8.
    Willow Tree
  8. 9.
    'Sippi
  9. 10.
    Thou Swell
  10. 11.
    Persian Rug
  11. 12.
    Somethin' Goin' On Wrong
  12. 13.
    Desert Blues
  13. 14.
    Chicago Blues
  14. 15.
    Mournful Tho'ts
  15. 16.
    My Woman Done Me Wrong
  16. 17.
    Farm Harm Papa
  17. 18.
    So Sorry
  18. 19.
    Syncopated Yodelin' Man
  19. 20.
    Lonesome Swallow
  20. 21.
    Guess Who's In Town
  21. 22.
    My Handy Man
  22. 23.
    Do What You Did Last Night
  23. 24.
    Black Snake Moan [Alternate]
  24. 25.
    Willow Tree [Alternate]
  25. 26.
    'Sippi [Alternate]
  26. 27.
    Thou Swell [Alternate]

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Jazbo Dan And His Yodelin’ Band
  2. 4.
    Riffs
  3. 5.
    Feelin' Blue
  4. 6.
    Put Your Mind Right On It
  5. 7.
    Fare Thee Honey Blues
  6. 8.
    He's Got Me Goin'
  7. 9.
    It Makes My Love Come Down
  8. 10.
    Oh! Mister Mitchell
  9. 11.
    Where Is My Man?
  10. 12.
    Wasted Life Blues
  11. 13.
    Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
  12. 14.
    Blue Spirit Blues
  13. 15.
    Worn Out Papa Blues
  14. 16.
    You Don't Understand
  15. 17.
    Don't Cry Baby
  16. 18.
    I Want You Just Myself
  17. 19.
    You Don't Understand
  18. 20.
    You've Got To Be Modernistic
  19. 21.
    You Don't Understand
  20. 22.
    What Makes Me Love You So?
  21. 23.
    You Don't Understand
  22. 24.
    You've Got To Be Modernistic
  23. 25.
    Shout On
  24. 26.
    Once Or Twice
  25. 27.
    Wipe It Off

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    How Could I Be Blue?
  2. 5.
    I've Found A New Baby
  3. 6.
    The Dirty Dozen
  4. 7.
    Keep It To Yourself
  5. 8.
    Goose And Gander
  6. 9.
    The New Goose And Gander
  7. 10.
    Clean It Out
  8. 11.
    Blow It Up
  9. 12.
    On Revival Day
  10. 13.
    Moan [You] Mourners
  11. 14.
    Go Harlem
  12. 15.
    A Porter's Love Song
  13. 16.
    Just A Crazy Song (Hi-Hi-Hi)
  14. 17.
    Doggone Blue
  15. 18.
    Can't Be Bothered With No Sheik
  16. 19.
    Looka-There, Ain't She Pretty
  17. 20.
    On The Sunny Side Of The Street
  18. 21.
    Won't You Come Over And Say "Hello"
  19. 22.
    I Got Horses And Got Numbers On My Mind
  20. 23.
    Let's Have A Showdown
  21. 24.
    I'm Getting My Bonus In Love
  22. 25.
    Looka-There, Ain't She Pretty (alternate take)
  23. 26.
    On The Sunny Side Of The Street (alternate take)
  24. 27.
    I’m Getting My Bonus In Love (alternate take)

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Revolutionary Blues
  2. 6.
    Comin' On With The Come On (Part 1)
  3. 7.
    Comin' On With The Come On (Part 2)
  4. 8.
    Rosetta
  5. 9.
    Minor Jive
  6. 10.
    The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
  7. 11.
    Who?
  8. 12.
    The Blues My Baby Gave To Me
  9. 13.
    Rompin' (Rompin' At Victor)
  10. 14.
    Harlem Woogie
  11. 15.
    Hungry Blues
  12. 16.
    Back Water Blues
  13. 17.
    He's Mine, All Mine
  14. 18.
    After Tonight
  15. 19.
    If Dreams Come True
  16. 20.
    Fascination
  17. 21.
    A Flat Dream
  18. 22.
    The Mule Walk
  19. 23.
    Lonesome Reverie
  20. 24.
    Uncle Sammy Here I Am
  21. 25.
    Blueberry Rhyme
  22. 26.
    The Blues My Baby Gave To Me (alternate take)
  23. 27.
    Harlem Woogie (alternate take)
  24. 28.
    Back Water Blues (alternate take)
  25. 29.
    If Dreams Come True (alternate take)
  26. 30.
    Uncle Sammy Here I Am (alternate take)

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Memories Of You (take 1)
  2. 7.
    Old Fashioned Love (take 1)
  3. 8.
    Swingin' At The Lido (take 2)
  4. 9.
    Havin' A Ball (take 1)
  5. 10.
    Hungry Blues
  6. 11.
    Deep Sea Blues
  7. 12.
    Death Letter Blues
  8. 13.
    One Hour Mama
  9. 14.
    Blueberry Rhyme
  10. 15.
    Blues For Fats
  11. 16.
    Memories Of You (take 2)
  12. 17.
    Old Fashioned Love (take 2)
  13. 18.
    Swingin' At The Lido (take 1)
  14. 19.
    Swingin' At The Lido (breakdown)
  15. 20.
    Swingin' At The Lido (takes 2 & 3)
  16. 21.
    Havin' A Ball (take 3)
  17. 22.
    Havin' A Ball (take 2)
  18. 23.
    Havin' A Ball (take 4)
  19. 24.
    Deep Sea Blues (rehearsal & breakdown 1)
  20. 25.
    Deep Sea Blues (take 1)
  21. 26.
    Deep Sea Blues (take 2)
  22. 27.
    Deep Sea Blues (breakdown 2)
  23. 28.
    Death Letter Blues (take 1)
  24. 29.
    Death Letter Blues (take 2)
  25. 30.
    Death Letter Blues (breakdown)
  26. 31.
    Death Letter Blues (take 3)
  27. 32.
    One Hour Mama (take 1)
  28. 33.
    One Hour Mama (breakdown 1)
  29. 34.
    One Hour Mama (rehearsal & take 2)
  30. 35.
    One Hour Mama (breakdown 2)
  31. 36.
    One Hour Mama (take 3)

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