Classic James P. Johnson Sessions (1921-1943)

Tracklist

CD 1

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

CD 2

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

CD 3

1	Jazbo Dan And His Yodelin’ Band Roy Evans
2	Riffs Jimmy Johnson
3	Feelin' Blue Jimmy Johnson
4	Put Your Mind Right On It Jimmy Johnson and His Band
5	Fare Thee Honey Blues Jimmy Johnson and His Band
6	He's Got Me Goin' Bessie Smith
7	It Makes My Love Come Down Bessie Smith
8	Oh! Mister Mitchell Clara Smith
9	Where Is My Man? Clara Smith
10	Wasted Life Blues Bessie Smith
11	Dirty No-Gooder's Blues Bessie Smith
12	Blue Spirit Blues Bessie Smith
13	Worn Out Papa Blues Bessie Smith
14	You Don't Understand Bessie Smith
15	Don't Cry Baby Bessie Smith
16	I Want You Just Myself King Oliver & His Orchestra
17	You Don't Understand Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
18	You've Got To Be Modernistic Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
19	You Don't Understand The Clarence Williams Washboard Band
20	What Makes Me Love You So? Eva Taylor
21	You Don't Understand Eva Taylor
22	You've Got To Be Modernistic
23	Shout On
24	Once Or Twice Lonnie Johnson And Spencer Williams
25	Wipe It Off Lonnie Johnson And Clarence Williams

CD 4

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

CD 5

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

CD 6

1	Memories Of You (take 1) James P. Johnson & His Orchestra
2	Old Fashioned Love (take 1) James P. Johnson & His Orchestra
3	Swingin' At The Lido (take 2) James P. Johnson & His Orchestra
4	Havin' A Ball (take 1) James P. Johnson & His Orchestra
5	Hungry Blues James P. Johnson & His Orchestra
6	Deep Sea Blues Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
7	Death Letter Blues Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
8	One Hour Mama Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
9	Blueberry Rhyme
10	Blues For Fats
11	Memories Of You (take 2) James P. Johnson & His Orchestra
12	Old Fashioned Love (take 2) James P. Johnson & His Orchestra
13	Swingin' At The Lido (take 1) James P. Johnson & His Orchestra
14	Swingin' At The Lido (breakdown) James P. Johnson & His Orchestra
15	Swingin' At The Lido (takes 2 & 3) James P. Johnson & His Orchestra
16	Havin' A Ball (take 3) James P. Johnson & His Orchestra
17	Havin' A Ball (take 2) James P. Johnson & His Orchestra
18	Havin' A Ball (take 4) James P. Johnson & His Orchestra
19	Deep Sea Blues (rehearsal & breakdown 1) Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
20	Deep Sea Blues (take 1) Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
21	Deep Sea Blues (take 2) Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
22	Deep Sea Blues (breakdown 2) Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
23	Death Letter Blues (take 1) Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
24	Death Letter Blues (take 2) Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
25	Death Letter Blues (breakdown) Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
26	Death Letter Blues (take 3) Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
27	One Hour Mama (take 1) Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
28	One Hour Mama (breakdown 1) Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
29	One Hour Mama (rehearsal & take 2) Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
30	One Hour Mama (breakdown 2) Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band
31	One Hour Mama (take 3) Ida Cox And Her All-Star Band