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J.J. Johnson (22 Jan 1924 - 04 Feb 2001)

Male Person - United States Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader

Releases (42)

Official

Album

  1. Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown, Jimmy Heath, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke 1953
  2. The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 1955 (as Jay Jay Johnson)
  3. The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 2 1955 (as Jay Jay Johnson)
  4. Blue Trombone Apr 1957
  5. First Place 1957
  6. Dial J.J .5 1957
  7. J.J. Inc. Dec 1961
  8. J.J.! 1965
  9. Proof Positive 1965
  10. The Total J.J. Johnson 1966
  11. Goodies 1966
  12. Yokohama Concert 20 Apr 1977
  13. Concepts in Blue 1980
  14. Vivian 1992
  15. J.J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets 1992
  16. Let's Hang Out 17 Aug 1993
  17. The Brass Orchestra 1997
  18. Heroes 26 Jan 1999
  19. Pinnacles 1999
  20. J.J.'s Broadway 09 Sep 2003

Album - Compilation

  1. Looking Back 1963
  2. Mad Be Bop 1978
  3. The Trombone Master 28 Mar 1989
  4. The Complete Columbia J. J. Johnson Small Group Sessions 1996
  5. J.J. Johnson 1998
  6. Savoy Prestige & Sensation: Complete Early Master Takes 18 Dec 2000
  7. The Chronological Classics: J.J. Johnson 1946-1949 2001
  8. Origins: The Savoy Sessions 2002
  9. The J.J. Johnson Memorial Album 2003
  10. Modern Jazz Archive: J J Johnson 20 Apr 2004
  11. Eight Classic Albums 2012
  12. The Columbia Albums Collection 1956 - 1961 2017
  13. The Eminent Volumes 1 & 2 2019 (as Jay Jay Johnson)
  14. Birdlanders (as Jay Jay Johnson)

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Man and Boy 1971
  2. Cleopatra Jones 1973
  3. Willie Dynamite 1974

Album - Live

  1. Quintergy: Live at the Village Vanguard 1991
  2. Standards: Live at the Village Vanguard 1991

Relationships (12)

Member Of

  1. The J.J. Johnson Quintet original
  2. J. J. Johnson Sextet original
  3. J. J. Johnson and His Orchestra original
  4. J.J. Johnson Quartet original
  5. Jay Jay Johnson's Beboppers eponymous
  6. The Miles Davis Nonet trombone
  7. Miles Davis All Stars
  8. Jay and Kai eponymous
  9. The Four Trombones
  10. Charlie Parker Sextet
  11. Jay and Kai Quintet

Children

  1. Kevin Johnson

Recordings by (447)

  1. Elora 3:06 (1951) take 1
  2. Get Happy 4:51 (1953)
  3. Lover Man 3:54 (1953)
  4. It Could Happen to You 4:44 (1953)
  5. Capri 3:40 (1953)
  6. Turnpike 4:18 (1953)
  7. Sketch 1 4:25 (1953)
  8. Capri (alternate master) 3:51 (1955)
  9. Pennies From Heaven 4:19 (1955)
  10. Too Marvelous for Words 3:35 (1955)
  11. Jay 3:42 (1955)
  12. Old Devil Moon 3:52 (1955)
  13. It's You Or No One 4:06 (1955)
  14. Time After Time 4:13 (1955)
  15. Coffee Pot 4:08 (1955)
  16. Viscosity 4:21 (1955)
  17. 'Daylie' Double 4:27 (1955)
  18. Groovin' 4:40 (1955)
  19. Portrait of Jennie 2:56 (1955)
  20. You're Mine, You 3:07 (1955)
  21. Turnpike (alternate master) 4:13 (1955)
  22. Blue Mode 3:46 (1956) take 1
  23. Hello Young Lovers 5:23 (Apr 1957)
  24. Kev 8:43 (Apr 1957)
  25. What's New 4:48 (Apr 1957)
  26. Gone With the Wind 5:35 (Apr 1957)
  27. Blue Trombone, Part 1 4:20 (Apr 1957)
  28. 100 Proof ?:?? (Apr 1957)
  29. Blue Trombone, Part 2 5:03 (Apr 1957)
  30. Tea Pot 5:14 (1957)
  31. Barbados 4:37 (1957)
  32. In a Little Provincial Town 4:20 (1957)
  33. Blue Haze 5:11 (1957)
  34. So Sorry Please 4:17 (1957)
  35. Old Devil Moon 6:43 (1957)
  36. It's Only a Paper Moon 5:01 (1957)
  37. Paul's Pal 4:05 (1957)
  38. For Heaven's Sake 3:03 (1957)
  39. Commutation 5:15 (1957)
  40. Harvey's House 2:59 (1957)
  41. That Tired Routine Called Love 5:11 (1957)
  42. Be My Love 3:01 (1957)
  43. Cry Me a River 5:52 (1957)
  44. Nickels and Dimes 4:52 (1957)
  45. I've Got You Under My Skin ?:?? (1957)
  46. Tune Up ?:?? (1960)
  47. Aquarius 5:57 (Dec 1961) stereo
  48. Shutterbug 7:26 (Dec 1961) stereo
  49. Fatback 5:22 (1961) stereo
  50. Jay Jay 3:06 (1961)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. All Alone 2:56 Savannah Churchill (1945) trombone
  2. Daddy‐O 2:52 Timmie Rogers (1945) trombone
  3. Body and Soul, Part 1 ?:?? Norman Granz (1946) trombone
  4. Body and Soul, Part 3 ?:?? Norman Granz (1946) trombone
  5. Body and Soul, Part 2 ?:?? Norman Granz (1946) trombone
  6. Body and Soul, Part 4 ?:?? Norman Granz (1946) trombone
  7. Indiana Winter 2:30 Esquire All-American Award Winners (1947) trombone
  8. Indian Summer 3:14 Esquire All-American Award Winners (1947) trombone
  9. Blow Me Down 2:52 Esquire All-American Award Winners (1947) trombone
  10. Buckin’ the Blues 2:57 Esquire All-American Award Winners (1947) trombone
  11. Capitolizing 2:44 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1949) trombone
  12. Prelude to a Nightmare 2:20 Babs Gonzales and His Orchestra (1949) trombone
  13. Professor Bop 2:28 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1949) trombone
  14. St. Louis Blues 2:39 Babs Gonzales and His Orchestra (1949) trombone
  15. Elysees ?:?? Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars (1951) trombone
  16. Elora 3:06 J.J. Johnson (1951) trombone
  17. Fox Hunt 2:46 Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars (1951) trombone
  18. Opus V 2:38 Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars (1951) trombone
  19. Hi-Lo 3:00 Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars (1951) trombone
  20. Afternoon in Paris 3:03 Jay Jay Johnson's Be-Boppers (1951) trombone
  21. Fluid Drive ?:?? Howard McGhee All Stars (1952) trombone
  22. Woody ’n’ You 3:24 Miles Davis (1952) trombone
  23. Donna 3:13 Miles Davis (1952) trombone
  24. How Deep Is the Ocean 4:39 Miles Davis (1952) trombone
  25. Dear Old Stockholm 4:12 Miles Davis (1952) trombone
  26. I'll Remember April ?:?? Howard McGhee All Stars (1952) trombone
  27. Donnellon Square ?:?? Howard McGhee All Stars (1952) trombone
  28. Lo-Flame ?:?? Howard McGhee All Stars (1952) trombone
  29. Meciendo ?:?? Howard McGhee All Stars (1952) trombone
  30. Fuguetta ?:?? Howard McGhee All Stars (1952) trombone
  31. Yesterdays 3:45 Miles Davis (1952) trombone
  32. Get Happy 4:51 J.J. Johnson (1953) trombone
  33. It Could Happen to You 4:44 J.J. Johnson (1953) trombone
  34. Capri 3:40 J.J. Johnson (1953) trombone
  35. Lover Man 3:54 J.J. Johnson (1953) trombone
  36. Tempus Fugit 3:51 Miles Davis (1953) trombone
  37. Turnpike 4:18 J.J. Johnson (1953) trombone
  38. Sketch 1 4:25 J.J. Johnson (1953) trombone
  39. Bernie's Tune 3:57 Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson (1954) trombone
  40. The Major 3:14 Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson (1954) trombone
  41. Manteca Theme 4:10 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra (1954) trombone
  42. Contraste 2:45 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra (1954) trombone
  43. Jungla 4:44 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra (1954) trombone
  44. Yesterdays 3:02 Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson (1954) trombone
  45. Co-Op 3:34 Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson (1954) trombone
  46. Blues in Twos 4:54 Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson (1954) trombone
  47. What Is This Thing Called Love? 3:15 Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson (1954) trombone
  48. Blue ’n’ Boogie 8:18 Miles Davis All Stars (1954) trombone
  49. Reflections 4:17 Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson (1954) trombone
  50. Rhumba-Finale 4:43 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra (1954) trombone

Credited as (112)

  1. Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson
  2. J.J. Johnson
  3. Abbey Lincoln, J.J. Johnson & Hank Jones
  4. André Previn & J.J. Johnson
  5. Betty Mays with J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding
  6. Bobby Womack & J.J. Johnson
  7. Bobby Womack feat. J.J. Johnson
  8. Coleman Hawkins, J.J. Johnson & Lionel Hampton
  9. Coleman Hawkins, J.J. Johnson, Lionel Hampton
  10. Dee Dee Bridgewater, J.J. Johnson & The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band
  11. Gunther Schuller, John Lewis, Jimmy Giuffre, J.J. Johnson; Dimitri Mitropoulos, Gunther Schuller
  12. J.J. Johnson & Al Grey
  13. J.J. Johnson & Bobby Womack
  14. J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding
  15. J.J. Johnson & Kay Winding
  16. J.J. Johnson & Nat Adderley
  17. J.J. Johnson / Carl Brandt
  18. J.J. Johnson / Dominic Frontiere
  19. J.J. Johnson / Kai Winding
  20. J.J. Johnson / Milt Jackson
  21. J.J. Johnson feat. Stan Getz
  22. J.J. Johnson, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins, Paul Quinichette
  23. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis
  24. J.J. Johnson, Stan Getz & Oscar Peterson
  25. Jackson, J.J. Johnson, Brown & Company
  26. Joe Pass & J.J. Johnson
  27. Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson
  28. Marian McPartland, J.J. Johnson
  29. Milt Jackson, Al Cohn, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding
  30. Roy Hargrove, J.J. Johnson & Jackie McLean
  31. Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell & J.J. Johnson
  32. Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson
  33. The Horace Silver Quintet plus J.J. Johnson
  34. Young Paul feat. J.J. Johnson
  35. Jay And Kai
  36. Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson & Dave Brubeck
  37. Jay & Kai
  38. K. & J.J.
  39. Kai Windung, J.J. Johnson
  40. J.J. Johnson feat. Nat Adderley
  41. J. Johnson
  42. J.J. Johnson and His Big Band
  43. Stan Getz, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Connie Kay & J.J. Johnson
  44. Kai & J.J.
  45. J.J. Johnson & Al Cohn
  46. J.J. Johnson, Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea, Nat "King" Cole, Les Paul, Johnny Miller & Lee Young
  47. Dizzy Gillespie, J.J. Johnson, Allen Eager, Illinois Jacquet, Kenny Kersey, John Collins, Chubby Jackson & J.C. Heard
  48. Brass Ensemble featuring Miles Davis and J.J. Johnson
  49. J.J. Johnson feat. Martha Reeves & The Sweet Things
  50. Stan Getz, J.J. Johnson
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Works (65)

Arranged

  1. The Sword of Orion
  2. Jubelo
  3. Blue Mist
  4. Fantasia
  5. Horn of Plenty
  6. Ballade
  7. Slo-Mo
  8. Emancipation Procrastination
  9. Pull, Jubal, Pull
  10. Man and Boy (Main Title)
  11. Theme From "Man and Boy"
  12. Country Soul
  13. Rosita
  14. Trekkin'
  15. Hard Times, Mister (Lee Christmas Theme)
  16. Man and Boy (End Title)
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Wrote

  1. Across 110th Street
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Composed

  1. Harlem Clavinette
  2. Mohawk
  3. Hang on in There
  4. The Sword of Orion
  5. Jubelo
  6. Blue Mist
  7. Fantasia
  8. Horn of Plenty
  9. Ballade
  10. Harlem Love Theme
  11. Jay Jay's Blues
  12. Interlude
  13. Turnpike
  14. Aquarius
  15. In Walked Horace
  16. Minor Mist
  17. Shutterbug
  18. Judy
  19. Enigma
  20. NWPT
  21. Weet Dot
  22. Lament
  23. Tribute to J.J. Johnson
  24. Tribute to J.J. Johnson: I.
  25. Tribute to J.J. Johnson: II.
  26. Tribute to J.J. Johnson: III.
  27. Kelo
  28. Slo-Mo
  29. Emancipation Procrastination
  30. Pull, Jubal, Pull
  31. Man and Boy (Main Title)
  32. Theme From "Man and Boy"
  33. Country Soul
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Links (14)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138956805
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84011598
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84011598
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6m332cb
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/122060989
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/323857

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/251778

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000119111

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425266/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/9137149296258380670007

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q504915

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/73517
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3hZ5sdhYTvgrmXIwtVwqmS

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/3819