tracks

The Harlem Strut
Keep Off The Grass
Carolina Shout
Carolina Shout
Dear Old Southland
Bandana Days
Weeping Blues
Worried And Lonesome Blues
You Can't Do What My Last Man Did
Bleeding Hearted Blues
Scouting Around
Toddlin'
All That I Had Is Gone
Snowy Morning Blues
All That I Had Is Gone
Lucy Long
Skiddle-De-Scow
Can I Get It Now?
What's The Use To Being Alone?
Original Bugle Blues
Chicago Blues
Mournful Tho'ts

Written-By – Johnson*

Written-By – Johnson*

2:53

notes

Misspelt 'The Chronogical Classics' on the front.

Recorded in New York, c. August 1921 (track 1), October 18, 1921 (tracks 2, 3), c. October 1921 (track 4), December 5, 1921 (tracks 5, 6), June 28, 1923 (tracks 7, 8), August 8, 1923 (tracks 11, 12), March 7, 1927 (tracks 13, 14), March 15, 1927 (tracks 15, 16), September 2, 1927 (tracks 17, 18), New York, March 26, 1928 (tracks 19, 20), and June 18, 1928 (tracks 21, 22)
Recorded in Camden, N.J., July 25, 1923 (tracks 9, 10)

Tracks with unknown personnel apart from Johnson:
Track 4: "James P. Johnson-p dir c/tb/cl-ss-as/bj/bb/d."
Tracks 5, 6: "James P. Johnson-p dir. 2t/tb/cl-as/as or ts/bj/d."

credits

Alto Saxophone – - Unknown Artist (tracks: 19, 20)Banjo – - John Mitchell * (tracks: 19, 20), - Unknown Artist (tracks: 15, 16)Brass Bass – - Harry Hull * (tracks: 15, 16)Clarinet – - Bob Fuller (tracks: 15, 16)Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – - Garvin Bushell * (tracks: 19, 20)Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – - Charlie Holmes * (tracks: 21, 22)Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – - Unknown Artist (tracks: 21, 22)Cornet – - Johnny Dunn (tracks: 19, 20), - Louis Metcalf (tracks: 15 to 18)Directed By – - James P. Johnson * (tracks: 4 to 6)Double Bass [Sb] – - Joe Watts (2) (tracks: 21, 22)Drums, Chimes – - Unknown Artist (tracks: 15, 16)Liner Notes [June 1992] – - Anatol Schenker
Piano – - Fats Waller (tracks: 19 to 22), - James P. Johnson *
Trombone – - Herb Flemming * (tracks: 19, 20), - Jake Frazier (tracks: 15, 16), - Unknown Artist (tracks: 21, 22)Trumpet – - Cootie Williams (tracks: 21, 22), - Unknown Artist (tracks: 21, 22)

companies

Copyright Classics Records
Pressed By MPO

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