J.J.!
1965 studio album by J. J. Johnson
J.J.! | ||||
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Studio album by J. J. Johnson | ||||
Released | 1965 | |||
Recorded | December 7, 8 & 9, 1964 Webster Hall, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | RCA Victor LPM/LSP 3458 | |||
Producer | Jack Somer | |||
J. J. Johnson chronology | ||||
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J.J.! is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger J. J. Johnson and Big Band recorded in 1964 for the RCA Victor label.[1][2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars.[3]
Track listing
- "El Camino Real" (J. J. Johnson) - 4:10
- "Stolen Moments" (Oliver Nelson) - 5:50
- "Train Samba" (Gary McFarland) - 6:50
- "Swing Spring" (Miles Davis) - 3:45
- "Bimsha Swing" (Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best) - 3:10
- "My Little Suede Shoes" (Charlie Parker) - 4:55
- "So What" (Davis) - 4:15
- "Stratusphunk" (George Russell) - 6:50
- "Winter's Waif" (McFarland) - 5:50
- Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on December 7, 1964 (tracks 5-8), December 8, 1964 (tracks 2 & 4) and December 9, 1964 (tracks 1, 3 & 9)
Personnel
- J. J. Johnson - trombone, arranger
- Thad Jones (tracks 1-4 & 9), Jimmy Maxwell (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (tracks 5-8), Joe Wilder (tracks 1, 3 & 9) - trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
- Tommy Mitchell (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Tony Studd – bass trombone
- James Buffington - French horn (tracks 1, 3 & 9)
- Bill Stanley - tuba (tracks 1, 3 & 9)
- Ray Beckenstein (tracks 2 & 4), Jerry Dodgion, Harvey Estrin (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Bud Johnson (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Oliver Nelson, Jerome Richardson (tracks 5-8) - reeds
- Hank Jones - piano
- Bob Cranshaw - bass
- Grady Tate - drums
References
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Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release
(except for the film scores)
(except for the film scores)
leader or
co-leader
- J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1946–49)
- Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown/The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1/
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1953–55) - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 3 (1955)
- J Is for Jazz (1956)
- First Place (1957)
- Blue Trombone (1957)
- Dial J. J. 5 (1957)
- Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
- J. J. in Person! (1957)
- Really Livin' (1959)
- Trombone and Voices (1960)
- J.J. Inc. (1960)
- A Touch of Satin (1960–61)
- André Previn and J. J. Johnson (1961)
- J. J.'s Broadway (1963)
- Proof Positive (1964)
- J.J.! (1964)
- Goodies (1965)
- Broadway Express (1965)
- The Total J.J. Johnson (1966)
- The Yokohama Concert (with Nat Adderley, 1977)
- Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2 (with Nat Adderley, 1977)
- Pinnacles (1979)
- Concepts in Blue (1980)
Kai Winding
- K + J.J. (aka, Nuf Said, 1955)
- Trombone for Two (1955)
- Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport (one side each, 1956)
- Jay and Kai + 6 (1956)
- Jay and Kai (1955–57)
- The Great Kai & J. J. (1960)
- Israel (1968)
- Betwixt & Between (1968)
- Stonebone (1969)
as
sideman or
arranger/
composer
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1955)
- Sayin' Somethin' (Nat Adderley, 1966)
- The Soul of the City (Manny Albam, 1966)
- Basie Jam (Count Basie, 1973)
- The Bosses (Count Basie/"Big Joe" Turner, 1973)
- Night Song (Kenny Burrell, 1969)
- I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd, 1964)
- New York Slick (Ron Carter, 1979)
- Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis, 1949–50)
- Young Man with a Horn/Miles Davis Volume 1/Miles Davis Volume 2 (1952)
- Summertime (Paul Desmond, 1968)
- Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham, 1955)
- At the Opera House (Ella Fitzgerald, 1957)
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1949)
- Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (Dizzy Gillespie, 1951)
- Afro (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
- Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
- Perceptions (Dizzy Gillespie, a/c only, 1960)
- The Modern Touch (Benny Golson, 1957)
- The Hawk Flies High (Coleman Hawkins, 1957)
- Lady in Satin (Billie Holiday, 1958)
- And Then Again (Elvin Jones, 1965)
- The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (John Lewis, 1955)
- The Big Band (Jimmy McGriff, 1966)
- Happenings (Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson, 1966)
- Encyclopedia of Jazz (Oliver Nelson, 1965–66)
- Nine Flags (Chico O'Farrill, 1966)
- Charlie Parker on Dial (1947)
- Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
- Alfie (Sonny Rollins, 1966)
- Carnival of the Spirits (Moacir Santos, 1975)
- New Fantasy (Lalo Schifrin, 1964)
- Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965)
- The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver, 1965)
- Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1955)
- The Matadors Meet the Bull (Sonny Stitt, 1965)
- What's New!!! (Sonny Stitt, 1966)
- Joyride (Stanley Turrentine, 1965)
scores
- Man and Boy (1971)
- Across 110th Street (1972)
- Top of the Heap (1972)
- Cleopatra Jones (1973)
- Willie Dynamite (1974)