Music critics have consistently defined James P. Johnson as a great early jazz pianist, originator of the 1920's Harlem "stride" style, and an important blues and jazz composer.

音乐评论家一直将詹姆斯·P·约翰逊定义为伟大的早期爵士钢琴家，20世纪20年代哈林区“跨步”风格的鼻祖，也是重要的蓝调和爵士乐作曲家。

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Johnson is a great early jazz pianist, originator of the 1920s Harlem "stride" style, and an important blues and jazz composer.

约翰逊是一位伟大的早期爵士钢琴家，20世纪20年代哈莱姆“跨步”风格的鼻祖，也是一位重要的蓝调和爵士作曲家。

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"From the Harlem Renaissance to ... jazz and swing, so much of that was started by African-Americans, " she said.

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Harlem in the 1930s was a hotbed of jazz, and for a young musician with a big horn and bigger dreams, it was heaven.

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