Manzie Johnson
Isham "Manzie" Johnson (August 19, 1906 – April 9, 1971) was an American jazz drummer. Johnson was raised in New York City, and played in Harlem in the 1920s with Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, and other stride pianists, before going on to work with Willie Gant (1926), June Clark, Elmer Snowden (ca. 1927), and Joe Steele. He recorded with Jelly Roll Morton (1928), James P. Johnson, and Horace Henderson (1930) before joining Don Redman's orchestra, where he played from 1931 to 1937, appearing in the film Don Redman and his Orchestra (1934). Johnson then spent time as a freelance musician, recording with Red Allen, Benny Morton, Willie Bryant, Lil Armstrong, Mezz Mezzrow, Redman and James P. Johnson again, Ovie Alston, and Fletcher Henderson. He served in the military during World War II, then played part-time with Sidney Bechet (ca. 1951), Garvin Bushell, and Happy Caldwell. Johnson never led his own recording session. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 19, 1906 (Putnam), Died April 9, 1971 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, traps
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 35 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-48433 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | Everybody loves my honey now | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-48434 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | Red hot pepper | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-48435 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | Deep creek | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-48436 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | You oughter see my gal | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-030318 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | Ja-da | Tommy Ladnier Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-030319 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | Really the blues | Tommy Ladnier Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-030320 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | When you and I were young, Maggie | Tommy Ladnier Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-030321 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | Weary blues | Tommy Ladnier Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-030450 | 10-in. | 12/19/1938 | Royal Garden blues | Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-030451 | 10-in. | 12/19/1938 | Everybody loves my baby | Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-030452 | 10-in. | 12/19/1938 | Ain't gonna give nobody none of my jelly-roll | Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-030453 | 10-in. | 12/19/1938 | If you see me comin' | Teddy Bunn ; Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-030454 | 10-in. | 12/19/1938 | Gettin' together | Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-066784 | 10-in. | 10/14/1941 | Rip up the joint | Sidney Bechet ; Vic Dickenson ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-066785 | 10-in. | 10/14/1941 | Suey | Sidney Bechet ; Vic Dickenson ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-066786 | 10-in. | 10/14/1941 | Blues in the air | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-066787 | 10-in. | 10/14/1941 | The mooche | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-066788 | 10-in. | 10/14/1941 | Laughin' in rhythm | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band, with laughing and vocal chorus | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-067791 | 10-in. | 9/13/1941 | I'm coming, Virginia | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-067792 | 10-in. | 9/13/1941 | Limehouse blues | Artists vary | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-067793 | 10-in. | 9/13/1941 | Georgia cabin | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-067794 | 10-in. | 9/13/1941 | Texas moaner | Artists vary | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Columbia | W152720 | 10-in. | 2/23/1934 | The gold diggers' song | Henry Allen ; Benny Morton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Decca | 62442 | 10-in. | 7/23/1937 | Lindy hop | Lil Armstrong and her Swing Band | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | 62443 | 10-in. | 7/23/1937 | When I went back home | Lil Armstrong and her Swing Band | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Manzie," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107077.
Johnson, Manzie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107077.
"Johnson, Manzie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Johnson, Manzie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94043135
Wikidata: Manzie Johnson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1891968
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/27252136
MusicBrainz: Manzie Johnson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a2cc1e56-575a-47c7-a678-cc306fbe2c26
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