The Gods Are in the House

James P. Johnson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 27, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Avid Records UK
• ASIN: B00005OVYN
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,788 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a review, just a heads up...., March 25, 2008

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Mike (New York City, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Gods Are in the House (Audio CD)

I was looking for a CD with these great artists, and I see that Amazon has "The Gods Are in the House". GREAT! Or so I thought....

When I clicked on the CD image (you should do the same), and read the very top line of the CD cover, it stated:

"Unique *RECREATIONS* of classic piano recordings reproduced in today's high quality sound."

Now I take "Recreations" to mean that someone else is playing these artist's songs, NOT the actual artists themselves - Johnson, Tatum and Waller.

I want to hear the ACTUAL artists playing, not someone else's "recreation".

So if you were thinking of buying this CD to hear these great pianists, I would look elsewhere.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding CD for stride piano lovers, April 10, 2007

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Kurt Schlaepfer (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gods Are in the House (Audio CD)

The creator of this CD did an excellent job, especially in case of the Art Tatum tracks. As a live playing imitator of Art Tatum cannot cope with his tempo, the special way how this CD has been produced overcomes this problem. Art Tatum sounds perfect as well as the two other stride pianists Fats Waller and James P. Johnson.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Gods Are In The House, October 11, 2011

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Alison Penton Harper (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Gods Are in the House (Audio CD)

This album features a selection of recordings from the piano rolls created by John Farrell. The 'recreations' were transcribed, note perfect, from original recordings made by the old masters. Many of the sheet music transcriptions can be obtained from (...)