Pianist and composer Buddy Johnson (1915-1977) was in the fourties and fifties the leader of a big band which was very popular with the black audience, but remained rather unknown for the rest. Swing, Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll, all phases were gone through.
1. 3’00” Opus Two (Johnson) Buddy Johnson MCA Coral 6.22417
2. 2’53” Stop Pretending (Johnson) BJ MCA Coral 6.22174
3. 2’56” Please Mr. Johnson (Johnson) BJ MCA Coral 6.22174
4. 2’53” I Ain’t Mad At You (Moore, Johnson) BJ Classics 1079
5. 2’56” South Main (Johnson) BJ Classics 1079
6. 3’05” That’s The Stuff You Gotta Watch (Johnson) BJ Classics 1079
7. 3’01” Fine Brown Frame (Cartierro, Williams) BJ Classics 1079
8. 3’12” Since I Fell For You (Johnson) BJ Classics 1079
9. 2’47” Walk ’em (Johnson) BJ Classics 1079
10. 3’06” Li’l Dog (Johnson) BJ MCA Coral 6.22417
11. 2’14” Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? (Johnson) BJ Jukebox Lil JB-624
12. 2’35” Am I Blue (Akst, Clarke) BJ Jukebox Lil JB-624
13. 2’43” A-12 (Johnson) BJ Mercury 510 287-2
14. 2’25” Rockin’ Time (Williams) BJ Official 6008
15. 3’04” Minglin’ (Johnson) BJ Trip TLP-5585
16. 1’55” Go Ahead And Rock (Johnson) BJ Vogue LDM.30221
17. 2’16” Tuke No. 1 (Johnson) BJ Jukebox Lil BJ-624
18. 2’10” (Ha! Ha! Baby) The Last Laugh’s On You (Johnson) Jukebox Lil JB-624