Jimmy Yancey
James Edwards Yancey (February 20, c. 1895 – September 17, 1951) was an American boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist. One reviewer described him as "one of the pioneers of this raucous, rapid-fire, eight-to-the-bar piano style". |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-044006 | 10-in. | 10/25/1939 | Yancey stomp | Jimmy Yancey | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-044007 | 10-in. | 10/25/1939 | State Street special | Jimmy Yancey | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BS-044008 | 10-in. | 10/25/1939 | Tell 'em about me | Jimmy Yancey | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BS-044009 | 10-in. | 10/25/1939 | Five o'clock blues | Jimmy Yancey | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-044010 | 10-in. | 10/25/1939 | Slow and easy blues | Jimmy Yancey | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BS-044011 | 10-in. | 10/25/1939 | The mellow blues | Jimmy Yancey | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-053436 | 10-in. | 9/6/1940 | Crying in my sleep | Jimmy Yancey | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BS-053437 | 10-in. | 9/6/1940 | Death letter blues | Jimmy Yancey | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BS-053438 | 10-in. | 9/6/1940 | Yancey's bugle call | Jimmy Yancey | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-053439 | 10-in. | 9/6/1940 | 35th and Dearborn | Jimmy Yancey | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D6VB-1975 | 10-in. | 10/31/1946 | Yancey's blues | Preston Jackson and his New Orleans Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Yancey, Jimmy," accessed November 13, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103684.
Yancey, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103684.
"Yancey, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Yancey, Jimmy, 1898-1951 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82078469
Wikidata: Jimmy Yancey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1346384
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/100256925
MusicBrainz: Jimmy Yancey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/78a7f57a-a276-45f6-b63c-96d941e244d2
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