Charlie Johnson's Paradise Ten
Charlie Johnson's Paradise Ten
Top Songs
| 1 | Don't You Leave Me Here | ||
| 2 | Birmingham Black Bottom | ||
| 3 | Charleston The Best Dance After All | ||
| 4 | Paradise Wobble | ||
| 5 | Charleston Is the Best Dance After All |
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Biography
A decent pianist who rarely soloed, Charlie Johnson is of greatest significance for leading his Paradise Ten, an orchestra that had five excellent recording sessions during 1925-1929, and played at Smalls' Paradise during 1925-1935. Among the sidemen who appear on Johnson's records are trumpeters Jabbo Smith, Thomas Morris, Leonard Davis, and Sidney DeParis; trombonists Charlie Irvis and Jimmy Harrison; altoists Benny Carter (who made his recording debut with Johnson in 1927) and Edgar Sampson; and tenor saxophonist Benny Waters. In general, their recordings live up to the gre...