Johnny Otis

Johnny Otis is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 2002–2002. The artist is connected with Jump Blues, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Jump Blues shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Barrelhouse Stomp”, “Harlem Nocturne”. Then move to “Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Johnny Otis 1945-1947” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.