Freddy Johnson

piano · 1904–1961 · New York

Pianist of the 1930s, close to Coleman Hawkins and Joséphine Baker. Settled in Paris from 1929, then in the Netherlands, he was arrested by the Nazis in 1941. Dates to be confirmed.

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Styles

• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Harlem Bound (1933)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Oct 12, 2026: Freddy Johnson, de Harlem aux camps Nazis (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Freddy Johnson

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