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Jimmy Yancey (20 Feb 1898 - 17 Sep 1951)

Male Person - United States

Releases (8)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order 1939-1950, Volume 1: May 1939 - February 1940 1991
  2. Complete Recorded Works 1939-1950 in Chronological Order, Volume 2: February 1940 to December 1943 1991
  3. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order 1939-1950, Volume 3: December 1943 - December 1950 1991
  4. Jimmy Yancey, Vol. 1 (1939-1940) 22 Mar 2005
  5. Jimmy Yancey, Vol. 2 (1940-1943) 22 Mar 2005
  6. Jimmy Yancey Vol. 3 1943 - 1950 22 Mar 2005

Single

  1. The Fives / Jimmy’s Stuff 1939 (as Jim Yancey)

Relationships (2)

Married

  1. Mama Yancey (1917 - 17 Sep 1951)

Siblings

  1. Alonzo Yancey

Recordings by (133)

  1. The Fives ?:?? (1939) 19xx-xx-xx, mx. R-2418
  2. Jimmy’s Stuff ?:?? (1939) 19xx-xx-xx, mx. R-2417
  3. State Street Special 2:40 (1988)
  4. Yancey Stomp 2:47 (1989)
  5. Tell 'em About Me 2:45 (1989)
  6. Slow and Easy Blues 2:32 (1989)
  7. Crying in My Sleep 2:58 (1989)
  8. Death Letter Blues 2:57 (1989)
  9. Yancey's Bugle Call 2:42 (1989)
  10. 35th and Dearborn 2:42 (1989)
  11. Five O'Clock Blues 2:42 (1989)
  12. The Mellow Blues 2:42 (1989)
  13. P.L.K. Special 3:06 (1990)
  14. Yancey Special 4:25 (1990)
  15. White Socks Stomp 4:04 (1990)
  16. The Fives 3:02 (1990)
  17. South Side Stuff 3:07 (1990)
  18. Janie’s Boys 2:59 (1990)
  19. Lean Bacon 3:07 (1991)
  20. Big Bear Train 3:08 (1991)
  21. Lucille’s Lament 3:08 (1991)
  22. Beezum Blues 3:17 (1991)
  23. Yancey Limited 3:01 (1991)
  24. Rolling the Stone 2:40 (1991)
  25. Steady Rock Blues 2:57 (1991)
  26. Yancey’s Getaway 3:07 (1991)
  27. How Long Blues 3:03 (1991)
  28. How Long Blues No. 2 3:04 (1991)
  29. Tell ’em About Me 2:43 (1991)
  30. Five O’Clock Blues 2:40 (1991)
  31. I Received a Letter 2:34 (1991)
  32. East St. Louis Blues 2:45 (1991)
  33. Bear Trap Blues 2:44 (1991)
  34. Old Quaker Blues 2:35 (1991)
  35. I Love to Hear My Baby Call My Name 4:19 (1991)
  36. Cryin’ in My Sleep 2:55 (1991)
  37. Death Letter Blues House 2:55 (1991)
  38. Yancey’s Bugle Call (take 1) 2:40 (1991)
  39. Yancey’s Bugle Call (take 2) 2:41 (1991)
  40. 35th and Dearborn (Take 1) 2:40 (1991)
  41. 35th and Dearborn (take 2) 2:48 (1991)
  42. Boodlin’ 3:04 (1991)
  43. Yancey’s Mixture 4:00 (1991)
  44. Sweet Patootie 3:20 (1991)
  45. The Rocks 3:11 (1991)
  46. Jimmy’s Rocks 3:04 (1991)
  47. White Sox Stomp 4:09 (1991)
  48. Eternal Blues 4:24 (1991)
  49. Midnight Stomp 3:48 (1991)
  50. Shave ’Em Dry 3:09 (1991)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Make Me a Pallet on the Floor 4:34 Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey (1958) piano
  2. 35th & Dearborn 3:10 Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey (1958) piano
  3. Santa Fe Blues 2:47 Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey (1958) piano
  4. Mournful Blues 3:08 Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey (1958) piano
  5. Monkey Woman Blues 4:03 Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey (1958) piano
  6. How Long Blues 2:46 Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey (1958) piano
  7. Yancey's Bugle Call 2:33 Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey (1958) piano
  8. Yancey Special 2:37 Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey (1958) piano
  9. Salute to Pinetop 2:47 Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey (1958) piano
  10. Shave 'em Dry 2:48 Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey (1958) piano
  11. Four O'Clock Blues 5:12 Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey (1958) piano
  12. State Street Special 2:40 Jimmy Yancey (1988) solo, piano
  13. Janie’s Boys 2:59 Jimmy Yancey (1990) piano
  14. Sweet Patootie 3:20 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  15. Make Me a Pallet on the Floor 4:23 Mama Yancey (1991) harmonium
  16. I Received a Letter 2:34 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  17. I Love to Hear My Baby Call My Name 4:19 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  18. White Sox Stomp 4:09 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  19. Rolling the Stone 2:40 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  20. How Long Blues 3:03 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  21. Pallet on the Floor 3:59 Mama Yancey (1991) piano
  22. Bear Trap Blues 2:44 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  23. Yancey Limited 3:01 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  24. Yancey’s Mixture 4:00 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  25. At the Window 3:02 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  26. Everlasting Blues 5:00 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  27. Shave ’Em Dry 3:09 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  28. The Yancey Special 4:14 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  29. Lucille’s Lament 3:08 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  30. East St. Louis Blues 2:45 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  31. Cryin’ in My Sleep 2:55 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  32. Yancey’s Bugle Call (take 2) 2:41 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  33. Steady Rock Blues 2:57 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  34. Yancey’s Bugle Call (take 1) 2:40 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  35. 35th and Dearborn (take 2) 2:48 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  36. Barber Shop Rag 2:40 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  37. Jimmy’s Rocks 3:04 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  38. I'm Knocking (At Your Door) 3:27 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  39. Death Letter Blues House 2:55 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  40. Yancey’s Getaway 3:07 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  41. Eternal Blues 4:24 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  42. Mournful Blues 3:11 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  43. 35th and Dearborn (take 1) 2:40 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  44. La Salle Street Breakdown 3:08 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  45. The Rocks 3:11 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  46. Jimmy’s Goodnight Blues 4:25 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano
  47. Jimmy’s Stuff (Jimmy’s Stuff No. 2) 3:17 Jimmy Yancey (1991) piano

Vocals

  1. Death Letter Blues House 2:55 Jimmy Yancey (1991)
  2. I Love to Hear My Baby Call My Name 4:19 Jimmy Yancey (1991)
  3. Cryin’ in My Sleep 2:55 Jimmy Yancey (1991)

Credited as (12)

  1. Jimmy Yancey
  2. Jimmy Yancey & Cripple Clarence Lofton
  3. Meade Lux Lewis / Albert Ammons / Pete Johnson / Jimmy Yancey
  4. Faber Smith & Jimmy Yancey
  5. Jimmy and Mama Yancey
  6. Jimmy Yancey featuring Estelle "Mama" Yancey
  7. Jimmy & Mama Yancey
  8. The George Lewis Band of New Orleans / Jimmy Yancey
  9. Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey
  10. Jimmy Yancey / Big Joe Turner
  11. Jim Yancey
  12. Jimmy Yancey with vocal by Faber Smith

Works (4)

Arranged

  1. How Long Blues

Wrote

  1. Frozen Heart

Composed

  1. Kiss Me on My Neck (Hesi)
  2. The Fives

Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1189508
  2. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103684
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13901317x
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82078469
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134562321
  6. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82078469

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/310291

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000783025

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/168892290

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1346384

Biographies

  1. http://rockhall.com/inductees/jimmy-yancey/bio/