J.J. Inc.
J.J. Inc. | ||||
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Studio album by J. J. Johnson | ||||
Released | April 10, 1961 | |||
Recorded | August 1 & 3, 1960 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Teo Macero | |||
J. J. Johnson chronology | ||||
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J.J. Inc. is an album by jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson, released in 1961.[1]
Reception
Trombonist Steve Turre said of the album, "J.J. Inc. finds the master in a sextet setting, with an incredible line-up of young talent." He further states, "You can hear more blues in J.J.'s solos than in his younger bandmates, and that depth of feeling is always apparent in whatever he plays, whenever he plays. J.J. said that this was one of the best groups he ever put together, and he enjoyed playing with them very much."[2] AllMusic's Scott Yanow rated the album four and a half stars and described it as "a fine straight ahead set".[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz rated the album three and a half out of four stars, stating that "Aquarius is the best evidence yet of J.J.'s great skills as a composer-arranger."[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Johnson except where noted.
- "Mohawk" – 9:22
- "Minor Mist" - 5:08
- "In Walked Horace" - 5:11
- "Fatback" - 6:35
- "Aquarius" - 5:56
- "Shutterbug" - 7:25
- "Blue and Boogie" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 5:51 (CD bonus track)
- "Turnpike" - 13:06 (CD bonus track)
- "Fatback" - 11:42 (CD bonus track)
Personnel
- J. J. Johnson – trombone
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Arthur Harper – double bass
- Albert Heath – drums
See also
References
- ^ The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions - Liner Notes Archived 2016-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 18, 2016
- ^ Jazz Profiles: J.J. Inc. – A Look at the Music of J.J. Johnson
- ^ All Music review of J.J. Inc.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (6th Ed.) Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140515213
- v
- t
- e
(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)