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".

Birth and Death Data: Born February 20, 1894 (Chicago), Died September 17, 1951 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, vocalist, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103684.

Yancey, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103684.

"Yancey, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.