Lonnie Johnson – Playing With The Strings

Track Listing:
Charlton Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs: 1. Won't Don’t Blues - 3:07   Lonnie Johnson: 2. Mr. Johnson’s Blues - 2:42   3. Falling Rain Blues - 3:05   James "Steady Roll" Johnson: 4. Now Good Blues - 2:37   5. Newport Blues - 2:38   Lonnie Johnson: 6. Nile Of Genago - 2:46   7. To Do This, You Gotta Know How - 3:10   8. Four Hands Are Better Than Two - 3:27   Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five: 9. I'm Not Rough - 3:04   10. Hotter Than That - 3:04   11. Savoy Blues - 3:31   Lonnie Johnson: 12. Playing With The Strings - 2:59   13. Stompin' 'Em Along Slow - 2:55   Duke Ellington And His Orchestra: 14. The Mooche – 3:20   15. Move Over - 3:10   16. Hot And Bothered - 3:23   The Chocolate Dandies: 17. Paducah - 3:00   18. Star Dust - 3:01   Blind Willie Dunn's Gin Bottle Four: 19. Jet Black Blues - 3:05   20. Blue Blood Blues - 3:02   Clarence Williams' Jug Band: 21. Sitting On The Top Of The World - 3:06   22. Kansas City Man Blues - 2:58   Lonnie Johnson: 23. I'm Nuts About That Gal - 3:14 24. Racketeers Blues - 3:12

Personnel:
Lonnie Johnson (vocals, guitar, banjo, violin) , King Oliver (cornet) , Clarence Williams (jug) , Ed Allen (cornet) , Hoagy Carmichael (percussion) , Duke Ellington (piano) , … + ...

Reviews:

1. AllMusic - John Storm Roberts
Maybe because his singing was more powerful than raw and his superb guitar-playing straddled jazz and blues, Johnson is vastly underrated. Yet aside from his fine solo recordings and his partnership with Eddie Lang, he recorded with jazzmen from Oliver through Armstrong to Duke Ellington. All are present here along with his brilliant fiddle and banjo, in acceptable dubbings from rare 78s.