James P. Johnson

Classic James P. Johnson Sessions (1921-1943)

Release date 2016

Tracklist

1
He Took It Away From Me
2:54
2:54
2
If I Were Your Daddy (And You Were a Mamma to Me)
2:56
2:56
3
When The Rain Turns Into Snow
4
Who’ll Drive Your Blues Away?
5
Keep Off the Grass
3:14
3:14
6
Carolina Shout
2:45
2:45
7
Watch Me Go
3:12
3:12
8
You Never Miss a Good Thing Till It's Gone
3:03
3:03
9
Dear Old Southland
10
Bandana Days (intro. Love Will Find a Way)
2:46
2:46
11
Weeping Blues
3:18
3:18
12
Worried and Lonesome Blues
3:14
3:14
13
You Can't Do What My Last Man Did
3:09
3:09
14
Bleeding-Hearted Blues
3:13
3:13
15
Scouting Around
2:36
2:36
16
Toddlin'
2:45
2:45
17
Original Black Bottom Dance
3:14
3:14
18
Nobody Worries 'Bout Me
3:00
3:00
19
Preachin' the Blues
2:51
2:51
20
Back-Water Blues
3:20
3:20
21
All That I Had Is Gone
2:47
2:47
22
Snowy Morning Blues
2:35
2:35
23
Lucy Long
24
Sweet Mistreater
3:03
3:03
25
Lock and Key
2:59
2:59
26
Weeping Blues [Alternate]
27
Black Snake Moan
2:44
2:44
28
Fortune Teller Blues
2:35
2:35
29
Gay Catin’ Daddy
2:48
2:48
30
I’m Saving It All For You
2:50
2:50
31
Skiddle De Scow
2:43
2:43
32
Can I Get It Now?
2:57
2:57
33
Willow Tree
3:25
3:25
34
’Sippi
3:13
3:13
35
Thou Swell
3:01
3:01
36
Persian Rug
3:34
3:34
37
Somethin’ Goin’ on Wrong
3:29
3:29
38
Desert Blues
3:16
3:16
39
Chicago Blues
2:52
2:52
40
Mournful Tho'Ts
41
My Woman Done Me Wrong (As Far as I Am Concerned)
3:22
3:22
42
Farm Hand Papa
3:09
3:09
43
So Sorry
44
Syncopated Yodelin' Man
45
Lonesome Swallow
3:05
3:05
46
Guess Who's in Town
3:02
3:02
47
My Handy Man
2:56
2:56
48
Do What You Did Last Night
2:40
2:40
49
Black Snake Moan [Alternate]
50
Willow Tree
3:25
3:25
51
’Sippi
3:13
3:13
52
Thou Swell [Alternate]
53
Jazbo Dan And His Yodelin’ Band
54
Riffs
3:11
3:11
55
Feelin' Blue
2:56
2:56
56
Put Your Mind Right on It
3:16
3:16
57
Fare Thee Honey Blues
3:21
3:21
58
He's Got Me Goin'
3:17
3:17
59
It Makes My Love Come Down
2:58
2:58
60
Oh! Mister Mitchell
2:43
2:43
61
Where Is My Man
3:08
3:08
62
Wasted Life Blues
2:55
2:55
63
Dirty No‐Gooder’s Blues
2:55
2:55
64
Blue Spirit Blues
2:57
2:57
65
Worn Out Papa Blues
2:48
2:48
66
You Don't Understand
3:06
3:06
67
Don't Cry Baby
3:11
3:11
68
I Want You Just Myself
2:55
2:55
69
You Don't Understand
70
You've Got to Be Modernistic
3:04
3:04
71
You Don't Understand
3:05
3:05
72
What Makes Me Love You So?
2:48
2:48
73
You Don’t Understand
2:57
2:57
74
Modernistic (You've Got to Be)
3:07
3:07
75
Shout On
76
Once or Twice
3:10
3:10
77
Wipe It Off
3:19
3:19
78
How Could I Be Blue?
3:30
3:30
79
I've Found a New Baby
2:51
2:51
80
The Dirty Dozen
81
Keep It to Yourself
3:23
3:23
82
Goose And Gander
83
The New Goose And Gander
84
Clean It Out
85
Blow It Up
86
On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
2:56
2:56
87
Moan You Mourners
3:14
3:14
88
Go Harlem
89
A Porter's Love Song (To a Chambermaid)
3:26
3:26
90
Just a Crazy Song (Hi-Hi-Hi)
3:07
3:07
91
Doggone Blues
3:11
3:11
92
Can’t Be Bothered With No Sheik
3:19
3:19
93
Looka-There, Ain't She Pretty
2:32
2:32
94
On the Sunny Side of the Street
2:56
2:56
95
Won't You Come Over and Say "Hello"
2:39
2:39
96
I Got Horses and Got Numbers on My Mind
2:51
2:51
97
Let's Have a Showdown
2:51
2:51
98
I'm Gettin' My Bonus in Love
2:42
2:42
99
Looka-There, Ain't She Pretty (alternate take)
100
On The Sunny Side Of The Street (alternate take)
101
I’m Getting My Bonus In Love (alternate take)
102
Revolutionary Blues
2:45
2:45
103
Comin’ On With the Come On (Part. 1)
104
Comin’ On With the Come On (Part. 2)
105
Rosetta
3:02
3:02
106
Minor Jive
3:07
3:07
107
The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
3:13
3:13
108
Who?
3:11
3:11
109
The Blues My Baby Gave to Me
3:14
3:14
110
Romping (Romping at Victor)
2:35
2:35
111
Harlem Woogie
2:51
2:51
112
Hungry Blues
113
Backwater Blues
2:49
2:49
114
He's Mine All Mine
2:47
2:47
115
After Tonight
2:32
2:32
116
If Dreams Come True
3:14
3:14
117
Fascination
3:22
3:22
118
A Flat Dream
3:14
3:14
119
The Mule Walk
2:29
2:29
120
Lonesome Reverie
3:18
3:18
121
Uncle Sammy, Here I Am
3:12
3:12
122
Blueberry Rhyme
2:53
2:53
123
The Blues My Baby Gave To Me (alternate take)
124
Harlem Woogie (alternate take)
125
Back Water Blues (alternate take)
126
If Dreams Come True (alternate take)
127
Uncle Sammy Here I Am (alternate take)
128
Memories Of You (take 1)
129
Old Fashioned Love (take 1)
130
Swingin' At The Lido (take 2)
131
Havin' A Ball (take 1)
132
Hungry Blues
133
Deep Sea Blues
3:07
3:07
134
Death Letter Blues
135
One Hour Mama
136
Blueberry Rhyme
2:53
2:53
137
Blues for Fats
3:02
3:02
138
Memories Of You (take 2)
139
Old Fashioned Love (take 2)
140
Swingin' At The Lido (take 1)
141
Swingin' At The Lido (breakdown)
142
Swingin' At The Lido (takes 2 & 3)
143
Havin' A Ball (take 3)
144
Havin' A Ball (take 2)
145
Havin' A Ball (take 4)
146
Deep Sea Blues (rehearsal & breakdown 1)
147
Deep Sea Blues (take 1)
148
Deep Sea Blues (take 2)
149
Deep Sea Blues (breakdown 2)
150
Death Letter Blues (take 1)
151
Death Letter Blues (take 2)
152
Death Letter Blues (breakdown)
153
Death Letter Blues (take 3)
154
One Hour Mama (take 1)
155
One Hour Mama (breakdown 1)
156
One Hour Mama (rehearsal & take 2)
157
One Hour Mama (breakdown 2)
158
One Hour Mama (take 3)