Hardly known outside of a small Jazz coterie, this small band contrived to create an ensemble effect much like the Fletcher Henderson outfit. Charlie Johnson played at Small’s Paradise Club in Harlem (229 1/2 7th Avenue at 135th Street) on and off from approximately the mid-twenties to mid-thirties.

The Boy In The Boat shows some beautifully-controlled muted work by Sidney de Paris; Walk That Thing gives a representative trombone solo from Jimmy Harrison. Ben Whittet (clarinet) and George Washington produce some delightfully lazy solo work on Hot Bones and Rice, whilst Sidney de Paris creates an Ellingtonian Cootie Williams growl solo which might be mistaken for the great trumpet man.

Throughout there is a Clarence Williams overall sound which is probably due in part to the presence of that fine tuba player Cyrus St. Clair in the first two titles, and Billy Taylor in the second. This might be cited as some of the best recorded Harlem Jazz of the late twenties.

Taken from the book Recorded Jazz: A Critical Guide by Rex Harris and Brian Rust.

Title	Recording Date	Recording Location	Company
Birmingham Black Bottom Vocal refrain by Monette Moore (F. Johnson / Thomas Morris)	2-25-1925	New York, New York	Victor 20551-B 36116-1
Birmingham Black Bottom Vocal refrain by Monette Moore (F. Johnson / Thomas Morris)	2-25-1925	New York, New York	RCA X LVA-3026 36116-2
Charleston Is The Best Dance After All (Charlie Johnson / Arthur Porter)	1-24-1928	New York, New York	Victor 21491-A 41639-1
Charleston Is The Best Dance After All (Charlie Johnson / Arthur Porter)	1-24-1928	New York, New York	RCA X LVA-3026 41639-2
Don’t Forget You’ll Regret Day By Day	2-1925	New York, New York	Emerson 10856
Don’t You Leave Me Here Vocal refrain by Monette Moore (Jelly Roll Morton)	2-25-1925	New York, New York	Victor 20653 36117-1
Don’t You Leave Me Here Vocal refrain by Monette Moore (Jelly Roll Morton)	2-25-1925	New York, New York	RCA X LVA-3026 36117-3
Harlem Drag (Benny Waters)	5-8-1929	New York, New York	RCA X LVA-3026 51298-1
Harlem Drag (Benny Waters)	5-8-1929	New York, New York	Victor V-38059-B 51298-2
Hot Bones And Rice (Charlie Johnson)	5-8-1929	New York, New York	Victor V-38059-A 51299-1
Hot Bones And Rice (Charlie Johnson)	5-8-1929	New York, New York	Victor V-38059-A 51299-2
Hot-Tempered Blues (Charlie Johnson / Arthur Porter)	1-24-1928	New York, New York	RCA X LVA-3026 41641-1
Hot-Tempered Blues (Charlie Johnson / Arthur Porter)	1-24-1928	New York, New York	Victor 21247-A 41641-2
Meddlin’ With The Blues (Edgar Dowell)	2-1925	New York, New York	Emerson 10854
Paradise Wobble Vocal refrain by Monette Moore (F. Johnson / Thomas Morris)	2-25-1925	New York, New York	Victor 20551-A
The Boy In The Boat (The Rock) (Charlie Johnson)	9-19-1928	New York, New York	Bluebird B-10248-A 47531-1
The Boy In The Boat (The Rock) (Charlie Johnson)	9-19-1928	New York, New York	Victor 21712-A 47531-2
Walk That Thing (Charlie Johnson)	9-19-1928	New York, New York	Bluebird B-10248-B 47532-2
Walk That Thing (Charlie Johnson)	9-19-1928	New York, New York	Victor 21712-B 47532-3
You Ain’t The One (Charlie Johnson / Arthur Porter)	1-24-1928	New York, New York	Victor 21247-B 41639-1
You Ain’t The One (Charlie Johnson / Arthur Porter)	1-24-1928	New York, New York	Victor 21247-B 41639-2

Artist	Instrument
Gus Aiken	Trumpet
Alec Alexander	Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Benny Carter	Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Arranger
Leonard Davis	Cornet
Sidney de Paris	Trumpet
Elmer Harrell	Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Violin
Jimmy Harrison	Trombone
Regis Hartman?	Trombone
Charlie Irvis	Trombone
Bobby Johnson	Banjo
Charlie Johnson	Piano, Leader
Monette Moore	Vocals
Thomas Morris	Cornet
Leroy Rutledge	Trumpet
Edgar Sampson	Violin, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Jabbo Smith	Cornet
George Strafford	Drums
George Stevenson	Trombone
Cyrus St. Clair	Tuba
Billy Taylor	Tuba
Ben Waters	Arranger, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Ben Whittet	Clarinet, Alto Saxophone