Charlie Johnson


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American jazz pianist, bandleader and arranger.
Nickname : Fess.

Born : November 21, 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Died : December 13, 1959 in New York City, New York.

NOT to be confused with the jazz trumpeter from the same era: Charlie Johnson

APPEARANCES +


The Lasts
No Time
2018, LP, Album, Drink Up Records
Various
Boardwalk Empire Presents: Sounds Of The Onyx
2013
Canal Street Syncopators
Jubilee Stomp
2012, CD, Not On Label,
Ruben Studdard And Various
Ain't Misbehavin' (The 30th Anniversary Cast Recordings)
2009, 2xCD, Rhino Records (2), ,
Musical/Ragtime/Swing
Porteña Jazz Band
Jazz From Buenos Aires, Volume Two
2009, CDr, Comp, Merry Makers Record Company, ,
Dixieland
Various
Black, Brown And Beige - Skin Colors And The Blues
2007, CD, Comp, RM, Saga, ,
Chicago Blues/Piano Blues/Texas Blues/East Coast Blues/Country Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Changes: L'Arrangiamento Per Big Band
2000, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Big Band/Dixieland
Thomas "Fats" Waller*
The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order Volume 2 1929-1938
2000, CD, Comp, Neatwork
Jabbo Smith
Hot Jazz In The Twenties Volume 1
1999,
Jabbo Smith
Hot Jazz In The Twenties - Volume Two
1999
Various
Jazz The World Forgot Volume 1 (Jazz Classics Of The 1920's)
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Yazoo,
Various
Hot Notes. New York - Volume 1
1996, CD, Comp, Frog (7), ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Female Blues Singers Volume 13: R/S (1921-1931)
1996, CD, Comp, Document Records (2),
Various
Harlem Jazz (1928-33)
1996, CD, Album, Comp, RCA, BMG
Cyrus St. Clair
Little Big Horn (20 Tunes From Okeh, Columbia, Vocalion, Victor, QRS, Van Dyke)
1996, CD, Comp, Verve Records
The Pointer Sisters*
The New Cast Recording - Highlights From "Ain't Misbehavin'", The Fats Waller Musical
1996, ,
Musical
Various
Famous Bandleader
1995, CD, Comp, Ariola Extra, ,
Big Band
Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon*
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 (30 July 1929 To 20 July 1937)
1994, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Jabbo Smith
The Complete 1929/1938 Sessions
1993, 2xCD, Comp, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2), ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Ladies Sing The Blues
1992, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era,
Boneheads
Boneheads
1991, Cass, River Records (9)
Benny Waters With The Keith Nichols Cotton Club Orchestra & Jazz Kings*
Memories Of The Twenties
1990, LP, Stomp Off Records, Stomp Off Records
Fats Waller & His Rhythm
The Last Years (1940-1943)
1989, ,
Big Band/Swing
Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon*
(1927-1940) The Remaining Titles
1989,
Various
Early Black Swing - The Birth Of Big Band Jazz: 1927 - 1934
1989, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
New York
1985, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Harlem
1984, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz
Fats Waller
The Indispensable Fats Waller - Volumes 3/4 (1935-1936)
1982, 2x Vinyl, ,
Ragtime/Piano Blues/Dixieland/Swing
Fats Waller And His Rhythm*
The Complete Fats Waller, Volume III (1935-1936)
1982
Limehouse Jazzband
Walk That Thing
1980, LP, Cat Records (7), ,
Dixieland/Swing
Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators
Harlem Style Hot Jazz
1979, LP, Album, Dirty Shame Records
Benny Carter
Benny Carter (1928-1952)
1979
Red Hot Hottentots
Oh, Play That Thing
1978, LP, Biton
"Ain't Misbehavin'" Original Broadway Cast
Ain't Misbehavin': The New Fats Waller Musical Show
1978, ,
Ragtime/Big Band/Musical
Duke Ellington
The Essential Duke Ellington: November 1924 To March 14th 1927
1978,
Various
Sweet And Low Blues: Big Bands And Territory Bands Of The 20s
1977, LP, Comp, Mono, New World Records, ,
Big Band
"Fats" Waller And His Rhythm*
Complete Recordings Volume 9 (1935-1936)
1974, LP, Comp, RP, RCA,
Victoria Band
Victoria Band Jubileumconcert Jazz Crooner Volume 2, 50 Jaar Victoria Band
1974, ,
Big Band
Various
Black And White Jazz Catalog
1973, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Ragtime/Swing/Bop
The Sidewalk Hot Jazz Orchestra*
That's How We Feel Today
1971, LP, Album, Gat, JG-Records,
Charlie Johnson And His Orchestra*
Charlie Johnson And His Orchestra (1927-1929)
1966
Queen City Jazz Band
Queen City Jazz Band
1962, LP, Album, Toad Recordings
Various
A History Of Jazz: The New York Scene
1961, ,
Bop/Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
"Fats" Waller And His Rhythm*
Darktown Strutter's Ball / Fat And Greasy
1950, ,
Swing
"Fats" Waller And His Rhythm*
Fat And Greasy / At Twilight
1940, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Charlie Johnson And His Orchestra*
Hot Bones And Rice / Harlem Drag
1929, Shellac, 10", Victor
Charlie Johnson And His Paradise Band*
The Boy In The Boat / Walk That Thing
1929
Charles Johnson's Paradise Ten
Hot-Tempered Blues / You Ain't The One
1928, Shellac, 10", Victor
Charles Johnson's Paradise Ten / Lloyd Scott's Orchestra
Charleston Is The Best Dance After All / Harlem Shuffle
1928, Shellac, 10", Victor
Charles Johnson's Original Paradise Ten*
Paradise Wobble / Birmingham Black Bottom
1927, Shellac, 10", Victor,
Herb Wiedoeft's Cinderella Roof Orchestra
Moonlight Memories / Chimes Blues
1924, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Mary Stafford And Her Jazz Band*
Down Where They Play The Blues / I'm Gonna Jazz My Way Right Straight Thru Paradise
1921, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Mary Stafford And Her Jazz Band*
Royal Garden Blues / Crazy Blues
1921
"Fats" Waller And His Rhythm*
Complete Recordings Volume 19 (1939-1940)
LP, Comp, RCA,
Red Hot Hottentots
Hottentots For Friends
LP, Biton
Various
That Devilin’ Tune - A Jazz History, Vol. 2 (1927-1934)
2006, 9xCD, Comp, West Hill Radio Archives,
Various
Talking & Preaching Trombones 1924/1945
1997, CD, Comp, EPM Musique,
Various
Harlem Big Bands
1993, CD, Comp, Timeless Records (3)
Various
I Grandi Successi 1927-1928
1993, CD, Comp, DeAgostini
Various
RCA Victor Jazz / The First Half Century: The Twenties Through The Sixties
1992, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Bluebird (3), RCA,
Various
Hot Jazz 1928-1930
1987
Various
New York
1985, CD, Comp, ABC Records (3)
Various
Il Jazz A New York Negli Anni Venti
1974, LP, Comp, Variety (2), ,
Piano Blues
Jabbo Smith
Vol. 3
10", Comp, Mono, Only For Collectors