Compact disc. Liner notes includes bibliography and discography. Notes by David Cayer ("...jazz historian Grover Sales, writing in the early 1980s, described [Johnson] as 'the leading contender for the title of our most overlooked musical genius'." "Twenty rare piano solos, many never before released."--Back cover. James P. Johnson, piano. "Original recordings by Moses Asch, never previously released"; recorded 1943-45.
Contents:
Liza -- Aunt Hagar's blues -- Sweet Lorraine -- Jersey Sweet -- Yamekraw - A Negro rhapsody -- Daintiness rag -- The dream -- The dream (alternate) -- Blue moods -- Keep movin' -- Woman blues -- Jazzamine concerto -- St. Louis blues -- Jungle drums -- Blue moods, Sex -- Euphonic sounds -- Twilight rag -- Snowy morning blues -- Snowy morning blues (alternate) -- Blues for Jimmy.
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