J. J. Johnson
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Biography
[Edit]Considered by many to be the finest jazz trombonist of all time, J.J. Johnson somehow transferred the innovations of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to his more awkward instrument, playing with such speed and deceptive ease that at one time some listeners assumed he was playing valve (rather than slide) trombone. Johnson toured with the territory bands of Clarence Love and Snookum Russell during 1941-1942, and then spent 1942-1945 with Benny Carter's big band. He made his recording debut with Carter (taking a solo on "Love for Sale" in 1943), and played at the first JATP concert (1944). Johnson also had plenty of solo space during his stay with Count Basie's Orchestra (1945-1946). During 1946-1950, he played with all of the top bop musicians, including Charlie Parker (with whom he recorded in 1947), the Dizzy Gillespie big band, Illinois Jacquet (1947-1949), and the Miles Davis Birth of the Cool Nonet. His own recordings from the era included such sidemen as Bud Powell and a young Sonny Rollins. Johnson, who also recorded with the Metronome All-Stars, played with Oscar Pettiford (1951) and Miles Davis (1952), but then was outside of music, working as a blueprint inspector for two years (1952-1954). His fortunes changed when, in August 1954, he formed a two-trombone quintet with Kai Winding that became known as Jay and Kai and was quite popular during its two years.
After Johnson and Winding went their separate ways (they would later have a few reunions), Johnson led a quintet that often included Bobby Jaspar. He began to compose ambitious works, starting with 1956's "Poem for Brass," and including "El Camino Real" and a feature for Dizzy Gillespie, "Perceptions"; his "Lament" became a standard. Johnson worked with Miles Davis during part of 1961-1962, led some more small groups of his own, and by the late '60s was kept busy writing television and film scores. J.J. Johnson was so famous in the jazz world that he kept on winning Downbeat polls in the 1970s, even though he was not playing at all. However, starting with a Japanese tour in 1977, Johnson gradually returned to a busy performance schedule, leading a quintet in the 1980s that often featured Ralph Moore. In the mid-'90s, he remained at the top of his field, but by the late '90s and early into the 2000s, the legendary musician fell ill with prostate cancer, and sadly took his own life on February 4, 2001.
Title: The Eminent J. J. Johnson - Volume 1 (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Artist: J. J. Johnson
Genre: Jazz
Title: Secret Love
Artist: Donald Byrd, Sonny Stitt, Freddie Hubbard, Ronnie Scott, J. J. Johnson
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Eminent J. J. Johnson - Volume 2 (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Artist: J. J. Johnson
Genre: Jazz
Title: Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year From J. J. Johnson, Vol. 2
Artist: J. J. Johnson
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Shh! - 50's Jazz Instrumentals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: Across 110th Street
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: A Jazz Romance - A Night In With Verve
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bill Evans: Star Stylist
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gold - Jazz Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Trombone Album
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Carmichael Jazz Book
Genre: Jazz
Title: Romantic Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dave Brubeck And Jay & Kai At Newport
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz & Conversation Suite, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Savoy First Steps
Genre: Electronica, Jazz
Title: Mixtape: Salt Peanuts
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Trombone
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Cool Days
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Taste of Trombone
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Miles
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Miles Davis Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top Jazz Drummers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Hard Bop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Broadway Instrumental Hits
Genre: New Age
Title: Standards On Impulse!
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Central Station Global Poll Winners, Vol.2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Coffee House Jazz
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Early Bebop Brass Pioneers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Bossa, Vol. 2 - Cool Cuts From the Tropics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Return to Happiness - Jazz At the Philharmonic
Genre: Jazz
Title: Giants of Jazz: Guitar
Genre: Jazz
Title: Happy Jazz
Title: Bad to the Bone: Trombone Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Influential Jazz Drummers
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz: Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Savoy 60th Anniversary - Timeless
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Big Apple - Music from New York
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Hard Bop
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Influential Jazz Trombone Players
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Cool School
Title: Music & Highlights: Jazz for Lovers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Modern Art of Music: Jazz For Lovers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Platinum Oak Productions Presents: A Night for Lovers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Dazzling Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Jazz Standards
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Jazz Essential Masterpieces (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Bethlehem Records Story (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Love Me Or Leave Me The Bethlehem Records Story (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Latin
Title: Wicked Jazz Sounds Vol. 6 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Nu Jazz, Disco, Funk
Title: Dusty Fingers Volume 9
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Country, Funk, Instrumental
Title: The Most Romantic Jazz Horns And Winds
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz By Moonlight
Genre: Jazz
Title: Phapsody Jazz (CD2)
Title: Blues Jazz Highlights
Title: Bebop Highlights
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Jazz District Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Kings Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: History Of Bebop
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: An 80th Birthday Celebration
Artist: André Previn / Andre Previn
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Johnny Richards and Quincy Jones
Artist: Sonny Stitt
Genre: Jazz
Title: Across 110th Street
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk
Title: Carnival (1961 Original Broadway Cast Recording (1989 Remastered))
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Classical
Title: The Complete Jazz at The Philharmonic on Verve, 1944-1949
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: First Steps: First Recordings From The Creators Of Modern Jazz
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Trombones For Two: The Classic Collaborations 1953-56 (CD4)
Artist: J. J. Johnson Kai Winding
Genre: Jazz
Title: Trombones For Two: The Classic Collaborations 1953-56 (CD2)
Artist: J. J. Johnson Kai Winding
Genre: Jazz
Title: Trombones For Two: The Classic Collaborations 1953-56 (CD3)
Artist: J. J. Johnson Kai Winding
Genre: Jazz
Title: Herbie Hancock: Hits & Rarities (CD1)
Artist: Michael Brecker, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Roy Hargrove, Ron Carter, Joe Chambers, Jon McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock
Genre: Jazz
