Carolina Shout
| "Carolina Shout" | |
|---|---|
| Single by James P. Johnson | |
| B-side | Carolina Shout was the b-side of "Keep Off The Grass" |
| Released | 1922 |
| Recorded | October 18, 1921 |
| Genre | Stride |
| Length | 3:19 |
| Label | Okeh Records |
| Songwriter(s) | James P. Johnson |
| Audio sample | |
"Carolina Shout" | |
"Carolina Shout" is a song written by James P. Johnson.[1][2] Johnson's 1921 phonograph recordings of his own compositions, including "Carolina Shout" as well as "Harlem Strut", "Keep Off the Grass" and " Worried and Lonesome Blues" were, along with Jelly Roll Morton's Gennett recordings of 1923, among the first jazz piano solos to be put on record.
"Carolina Shout", composed around 1918, is a technically challenging piano writing that became a test-piece for contemporary pianists: Duke Ellington and Fats Waller learned it note for note from the QRS Records piano roll Johnson recorded earlier than the phonograph, which was recorded on October 18, 1921 in New York City and released by Okeh Records (Okeh 4495).[3]
In 2020 "Carolina Shout" was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bruno, Franklin. "James P. Johnson: From "Carolina Shout" To "The Charleston"". Sound American. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ Martin, Henry. "Balancing Composition and Improvisation in James P. Johnson's "Carolina Shout"". Journal of Music Theory. Vol. 49, no. 2 (Fall, 2005). JSTOR 27639401. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "OKeh matrix S-70260. Carolina shout / James P. Johnson". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (January 21, 2020). "Elton John, Public Enemy, Joni Mitchell Recordings Added to Grammy Hall of Fame". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 17, 2020.