Pete Johnson
Pete Johnson was one of the three great boogie-woogie pianists (along with Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis) whose sudden prominence in the late '30s helped make the style very popular. Originally a drummer, Johnson switched to piano in 1922. He was part of the Kansas City scene in the 1920s and '30s, often accompanying singer Big Joe Turner. Producer John Hammond discovered him in 1936 and got him to play at the Famous Door in New York. After taking part in Hammond's 1938 Spirituals to Swing Carnegie Hall concert in 1938, Johnson started recording regularly and appeared on an occasional basis with Ammons and Lewis as the Boogie Woogie Trio. He also backed Turner on some classic records. Johnson recorded often in the 1940s and spent much of 1947-1949 based in Los Angeles. He moved to Buffalo in 1950 and, other than an appearance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, he was in obscurity for much of the decade. A stroke later in 1958 left him partly paralyzed. Johnson made one final appearance at John Hammond's January 1967 Spirituals to Swing concert, playing the right hand on a version of "Roll 'Em Pete" two months before his death.
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All that Jazz, Vol. 87: The Boogie-Woogie-Man – Pete Johnson (Remastered 2017)
Jazz - Released by Jube Legends on 21 Jul 2017
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Happy Hour
Blues - Released by Jay Coda Walker and Pete Johnson on 3 Apr 2020
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The St. Louis Parties
Blues - Released by Document Records on 22 Mar 2005
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Tell Me Pretty Baby
Jazz - Released by Arhoolie Records on 1 Jan 1992
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Duos de piano boogie woogie (Mono Version)
Blues - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1956
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All That Jazz, Vol. 113: Albert Ammons — Movin' That Boogie (Remastered 2019)
Blues - Released by Jube Legends on 1 Mar 2019
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Jumpin' With Pete Johnson
Jazz - Released by Riverside on 1 Jan 1955
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Giants Of Boogie Woogie
Blues - Released by Wolf Records International GmbH on 1 Jan 1956
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
King Of The Boogie Woogie
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 Jan 2000
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Wie man seine Lehrer erzieht
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Silberfisch on 30 Jun 2022
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Boogie Woogie Trio
Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Mead "lux" Lewis
Jazz - Released by Classic Records on 1 Jan 1976
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Central Avenue Boogie
Blues - Released by Delmark Records on 1 Jan 1992
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Boogie Woogie Boys 1938-1944
Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis
Blues - Released by Interstate Records on 1 Jan 1973
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Shout for Joy (Mono Version)
Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson
Jazz - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1955
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Complete Jazz Series 1938 - 1939
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 30 Mar 2009
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Wie man 13 wird und die Welt rettet (Wie man 13 wird 3)
Tim Kreuer, Wie man 13 wird, Pete Johnson
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Silberfisch on 28 Jan 2021
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8 to the Bar (Two Piano Boogie Woogie for Dancing)
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 7 Feb 2022
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Complete Jazz Series 1944 - 1946
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 30 Mar 2009
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Two Tropicana Workshop
Jazz - Released by Two Tropicana Workshop TM on 4 Jul 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo