James Price Johnson
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James Price Johnson was an influential American pianist and composer, widely regarded as a pioneer of the stride piano style in early jazz.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Price Johnson canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ stride pianist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910 ⓘ |
| birthName | James Price Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
USA
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1894-02-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1955-11-17 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Johnson ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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ragtime ⓘ stride piano ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| influenced |
Art Tatum
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Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Fats Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
blues
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ragtime ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bridging ragtime and jazz piano
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pioneering stride piano style ⓘ |
| movement | Harlem Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | James P. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Carolina Shout
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If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Fashioned Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowy Morning Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ The Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ You've Got to Be Modernistic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Okeh Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Talking Machine Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Harlem, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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