James P Johnson The Charleston 1925

[leoncoda]

James Price Johnson (JAMES P. JOHNSON) nacido en New Brunswick, Nueva Jersey, en 1891 ; fallecido en 1955, en Nueva York, fue un formidable compositor y pianista de jazz clásico e influyó algo en el pianista y compositor de jazz moderno THELONIOUS MONK (vivía en su mismo barrio en N.York ), pero Thelonious recibió aún más influencia de DUKE ELLINGTON. JAMES P. JOHNSON tocó mucho STRIDE, juego armónico-rítmico con la mano izquierda, mientras la derecha tocaba la melodía en el piano.

[brabazon10]

James P didn't know what he was starting; a whole new genre that over 70 years has mushroomed in to all kinds of music.

[9gigglegirl13]

Listening to this song and staying completely still is painful. It really inspires me to attempt to recreate the era somehow.

[Lutiolae]

Jazz like I love it.

[badJokeBitedebouc]

@Lutiolae Not jazz son , but charleston

[Lutiolae]

@badJokeBitedebouc True, I don't know why I said that --'

[myholename]

what was the name of the move at 1:15 ????

[StukityFarnsworth]

LOL @ 2:22

[oldtimecharlie]

@StukityFarnsworth I'm sure all the guys in the audience appreciated the janitor who buffed the floor out to a mirror like finish :)

[StukityFarnsworth]

@oldtimecharlie LOL DUDE I JUST DIED

[jim02026]

AAErikCO is incorrect when he stated that "this version of The Charlston wasn't released on a single roll". It was indeed released as QRS 3143 and played by James P. Johnson as noted in my video response.

[Dante121892]

He betta play that piano! lol wow! He's good!

[TonyAgutter]

..only pionner!

[Kirke182]

Magnificent. Thank you.

[kevmarcum]

The part at the 1:30 mark and 2;10 is just pure brilliance.Hell it all is...One of the all time great composers ever!!

[trampakoulas007]

/watch?v=Va2PriZ5mWA

PLEASE TELL ME WHICH CHARLESTON SONG IS IN THIS VIDEO AT THE 3:54 MINUTE THANKS.!!

[jgstargazer]

It would be great to find a restaurant with '20s decore and music like this playing in the background.

[iCharleyStudios]

@jgstargazer i'd be better if my generation found out good music, stopped listening to lil wayne, wiz kalifa, justin beiber, etc. and listened to good old jazz, swing, you know, music with soul

[DylHsu]

@jgstargazer watch Midnight in Paris

[theherooftime4]

@DylHsu

If only it were online.

[8azile8]

@jgstargazer The Bookstore. Bethlehem, PA awesome place. It was an old speakeasy and the servers dress

[jgstargazer]

@8azile8 That's great! Wish I lived nearby one.

[thelonelyslayer]

@jgstargazer there are a few. i live in L.A and there's The Cicada Club in downtown. It's alright but the customers are generally older in their 30s/40s/ and up. So it's missing that flaming youth of teens/20s. My dream is to one day open up a club that plays hot 20s jazz but in a modern club like atmosphere with loud bass and videos playing with the music. Someday...

[jgstargazer]

@thelonelyslayer All the best with your plans and good luck.

[ilovesteelydan]

This is such great music. I wish I could have met this man in person. Thank you for posting.

[Morahman7vnNo2]

I posted the 1924 Piano Roll.

[oldtimecharlie]

Go ahead and post it as a video response. It will be a click away. James P Johnson was great!

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Great! Search "Two Charlestons" and remember to post and comment.

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Hey wait I did try to post it as a video response, but you haven't approved it yet.

[GREATGAIWAIN]

@oldtimecharlie are there any lyrics to this song? We're doing the roaring 20's in history, if the question sounds ignorant and I can't any.

[oldtimecharlie]

@GREATGAIWAIN I updated the description with the lyrics by Cecil Mack according to Wikipedia. The piano roll video response Roaring '20s On The Player Piano - THE CHARLESTON has these lyrics alongs the side. Good Luck!

[JamesPriceJohnson]

this is a piano roll

[AAErikCO]

Yep, this is one of about 4 or 5 songs on the "Runnin Wild" Medley roll he did for QRS. This version of the Charleston wasn't released on single roll however. It's only on the medley.

[oldtimecharlie]

Thanks for the information. Although piano rolls were considered a bit infereior to analog recording (records) it is unusual to hear old recordings that have no pops or clicks. Not an artifact of piano rolls.

[AAErikCO]

Yes I agree, there were artists in the early days of analog records that would choose simply to create piano rolls (& reproducing piano rolls with dynamics) that could convey & capture a performance better than the record technology. However it was also up to the piano roll producer to create error free copies. Look at the artists that did rolls, Gershwin, Paderewski, James P, Waller, students of Liszt and other famous composers, etc, etc; they did rolls for a reason I'd think.

[KawhackitaRag]

yes. MONEY!

[keelan111]

Probably, at the end of the day, one of the happiest songs in the american songbook.

[oki288]

How well described!

[ahhreeyell]

= <3

[Pentagonshark666]

timeless.