James Johnson P. - 1921 - 1926 AEC Video Malin Broman and Simon Crawford-Phillips

Malin Broman and Simon Crawford-Phillips are back with their third album on dB Productions

Big Bill Broonzy

and Rare Birds (2018)

Jacques Brel's "Quand on n'a que l'amour")

James Johnson P. - 1921 - 1926 AEC Video Malin Broman and Simon Crawford-PhillipsThe one time King of New York jazz pianists, James P. Johnson was a pioneer of the stride piano style that became the model for Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fats Waller and Art Tatum. A sensitive and solid accompanist, Johnson became the pianist of choice for singers Ethel Waters and Bessie Smith. Johnson's 1921 recordings were among the first jazz piano solos to be put on record, and many of his compositions including "Charleston" and "Carolina