Jimmy

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Jimmy is the nickname of James P. Johnson, a pioneering American jazz and stride pianist and composer.

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Jimmy canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
stride pianist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1950s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1910s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Jimmy ⓘ
associatedWith Harlem stride school ⓘ
contributedTo development of Harlem stride piano ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1894-02-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1955-11-17 ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
gender male ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
stride piano ⓘ
influenced Art Tatum ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
Fats Waller ⓘ
Thelonious Monk ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement Harlem Renaissance ⓘ
name Jimmy ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
nicknameOf James P. Johnson ⓘ
notableFor bridging ragtime and jazz piano ⓘ
pioneering stride piano style ⓘ
notableWork Carolina Shout ⓘ
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) ⓘ
The Charleston ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
partOf early jazz era ⓘ
placeOfBirth New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Okeh Records ⓘ
Victor Talking Machine Company ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Harlem, New York City, United States ⓘ
linked to: Harlem
style improvisation on popular songs and blues ⓘ
virtuosic left-hand stride patterns ⓘ

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James P. Johnson → nickname → Jimmy ⓘ