James P. Johnson, Ella Fitzgerald, Lennie Tristano & Hasaan Ibn Ali article by Larry Slater, published on October 31, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Radio & Podcasts articles ...

After his friend George Gershwin had such success with Rhapsody in Blue, James P. Johnson thought he'd try his hand at writing a piece for jazz piano and orchestra. Johnson's piece is called "Yamekraw ...

James P. Johnson, the father of stride piano, the composer of The Charleston and The Carolina Shout, and one of the founders of modern jazz piano, lies, shockingly, in an unmarked grave in Maspeth, ...

James P. Johnson was sometimes called the "perfecter" of stride piano, the difficult piano form where the left hand "strides" up and down between... James P. Johnson: 'The Original James P. Johnson, ...

The 1st work, piano solo; 2nd-3rd and 5th works for instrumental; 4th for instrumental-vocals. Program notes by Charles Edward Smith (1 folded sheet ([6] p.) : 22 cm). James P. Johnson, piano solo in ...

From Clorindy to Carnegie Hall : the Harlem entertainment community -- Jazz rhapsodies in black and white : James P. Johnson's Yamekraw -- "The blues get glorified" : Harlem entertainment, Negro ...