J. J. Johnson discography
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Albums
- J. J. Johnson (1947-49) Savoy 151 (CD)
- J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1949)
- J. J. Johnson's Boppers (1949) Fantasy 2531-91-2 (CD)
- J. J. Johnson with Sonny Stitt (1949) OJC CD009-2 (CD)
- Jazz South Pacific (recorded in Guam) (1952) Savoy 219 (CD)
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 is an album by American jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1953 originally released on the Blue Note label as 10 inch LP record entitled J. J. Johnson with Clifford Brown...
(1953) Blue Note (CD), (LP) - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 is an album by American jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1954 and 1955 originally released on the Blue Note label as 10 inch LP records.-Reception:...
(1955) Blue Note (CD), (LP) - First Place (1957) American Jazz Classics (CD)
- Blue TromboneBlue TromboneBlue Trombone is an LP by J. J. Johnson. An early example of hard bop, the album features pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Max Roach...
(1957) American Jazz Classics (CD) - Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera HouseStan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera HouseStan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House is a 1957 live album by Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson trio...
(1957) - " J.J. Inc." (1960) Columbia (LP), (CD)
- J.J.! (1964) LSP-3350 (CD)
- Proof PositiveProof Positive (album)Proof Positive is an album by American jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Impulse! label.-Reception:...
(Impulse!, 1964) - The Yokohama Concert (w/ Nat AdderleyNat AdderleyNathaniel Adderley was an American jazz cornet and trumpet player who played in the hard bop and soul jazz genres. He was the brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley....
) (1977) Pablo PACD 2620-109-2 - Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2 (1977) Pablo B00006JIAM (released in 2002)
- Pinnacles (1979) OJC 1006
- Aurex Jazz Festival ’82 All Star Jam (1982) Somethin' Else Classics TOCJ 8021
- Jackson, Johnson, Brown and Company (1983) Fantasy 2531-907-2
- We'll Be Together Again - J.J. Johnson and Joe Pass (1983) OJC-CD 745-2
- Things Are Getting Better All the Time (w/ Al Grey) (1984) OJC 745 (CD)
- Quintergy (1988) Antilles 422-848-214-2
- Standards (1988) Antilles 314-510-059-2
- Vivian (1992) Concord 4523
- Let's Hang Out (1992) Verve 314-514-454
- Carnegie Hall Salutes the Jazz Masters (1994) Verve 314-523-150
- Tangence (with the Robert Farnon Orchestra) (1994) Verve 314-526-588-2
- The Brass Orchestra (1996) Verve 314-537-321-2
- Heroes (1998) Verve 528 864-2
With Kai Winding as co-leader
- Jay and Kai (1954) Savoy SV0163 (CD)
- An Afternoon at Birdland (1954)
- Jay and Kai (1954) Prestige
- K + J.J. (1955) Bethlehem
- 'Nuf Said (1955) Bethlehem 20-40062 (CD)
- Trombone for TwoTrombone for TwoTrombone For Two is a 1956 album by jazz trombonists J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding . It was the first of five albums that Winding and Johnson recorded for Columbia Records...
(1956) Columbia CL 742 (LP); Collectables (CD); Mosaic (CD) - Jay and Kai (1956) Columbia CL 973 (LP); Mosaic (CD)
- Jay and Kai + 6Jay and Kai + 6Jay and Kai + 6 is the fifth album by jazz trombonists J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding, credited on this album as The Jay and Kai Trombone Octet. The title refers to the six trombonists who accompany Johnson and Winding on the recording. Columbia Records released the album as a monaural LP record...
(1956) Columbia (LP); Collectables (CD) - The Great Kai & J. J.The Great Kai & J. J.The Great Kai & J. J. is an album by American jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1960 as the very first release for the Impulse! label .-Reception:...
(1960) Impulse! RecordsImpulse! RecordsImpulse! Records was an American jazz record label, originally established in 1960 by producer Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records, based in New York City...
MCAD-42012 - Israel (1968) CTI/A&M SP3008
As sideman
With Cannonball Adderley- Julian "Cannonball" AdderleyJulian "Cannonball" Adderley (album)-Track listing:# "Cannonball" - 4:17# "Willows" - 4:59# "Everglade" - 3:44# "Cynthia's in Love" - 3:07# "The Song Is You" - 4:16...
(EmArcy, 1955)
With Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
Nathaniel Adderley was an American jazz cornet and trumpet player who played in the hard bop and soul jazz genres. He was the brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley....
- Sayin' Somethin'Sayin' Somethin'-Track listing:# "Manchild" - 2:48# "Call Me" - 3:08# "Walls of Jericho" - 6:56# "Gospelette" - 3:13# "Satin Doll" - 2:43# "Cantaloupe Island" - 7:22...
(Atlantic, 1966)
With Count Basie
Count Basie
William "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Basie led his jazz orchestra almost continuously for nearly 50 years...
- Basie Jam (1973)
- Count Basie with Joe Turner - The Bosses (1973)
- Count Basie- Kansas City 7 (Pablo, 1980) Pablo
With Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
- The Birth of the Cool (Capitol, 1949)
- Walkin'Walkin'-Performers:*Miles Davis - Trumpet*Lucky Thompson - Tenor saxophone *J. J. Johnson - Trombone *David Schildkraut - Alto saxophone *Horace Silver - Piano*Percy Heath - Bass*Kenny Clarke - drums...
(Prestige, 1954)
With Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
McKinley Howard Dorham was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer born in Fairfield, Texas. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did...
- Afro-CubanAfro-Cuban (album)Afro-Cuban is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. The first release of the album dates back to 1955 on 10" Vinyl, featuring only four tracks and having a different cover artwork. Two years later, Blue Note decided to add three tracks and issue an LP...
(Blue Note, 1955)
With Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Randolph Hawkins was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Hawkins was one of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument. As Joachim E. Berendt explained, "there were some tenor players before him, but the instrument was not an acknowledged jazz horn"...
- The Hawk Flies HighThe Hawk Flies HighThe Hawk Flies High is a 1957 album by jazz tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins. J.J. Johnson, Idrees Sulieman, Hank Jones, Oscar Pettiford, Barry Galbraith, and Jo Jones feature on the album.-Track listing:#Chant - 5:08#Juicy Fruit - 11:16...
(1957)
With Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
Milton "Bags" Jackson was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms...
- Bebop (East West, 1988)
With Elvin Jones
Elvin Jones
Elvin Ray Jones was a jazz drummer of the post-bop era. He showed interest in drums at a young age, watching the circus bands march by his family's home in Pontiac, Michigan....
- And Then Again (Atlantic, 1965)
With Oliver Nelson
Oliver Nelson
Oliver Edward Nelson was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and composer.-Early life and career:...
- HappeningsHappenings (Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson album)Happenings is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones and composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.-Reception:...
with Hank JonesHank JonesHenry "Hank" Jones was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with the NEA Jazz Masters Award...
(Impulse!, 1966)
With Chico O'Farrill
Chico O'Farrill
Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill was a composer-arranger best known for his work in the Latin idiom, although he also composed straight-ahead jazz pieces and even symphonic works....
- Nine FlagsNine FlagsNine Flags is an album by Cuban composer-arranger Chico O'Farrill featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.-Reception:...
(Impulse!, 1966)
With Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is a Grammy-winning American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St...
- Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 is a jazz album by Sonny Rollins, released in 1957 on Blue Note Records, catalogue 1558. Among other things, it is noted for the appearance of pianists Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver, both playing on the same track, the song "Misterioso" by Monk...
(Blue Note, 1957)
With Moacir Santos
Moacir Santos
Moacir Santos was a Brazilian composer, multi-instrumentalist and music educator. Baden Powell de Aquino and Wilson das Neves both studied under him...
- Carnival of the SpiritsCarnival of the SpiritsCarnival of the Spirits is an album by Brazilian composer Moacir Santos recorded in 1975 and released on the Blue Note label.-Track listing:# "Quiet Carnival" - 5:52# "Jequie" - 2:53# "Kamba" - 4:30...
(Blue Note, 1975)
With Horace Silver
Horace Silver
Horace Silver , born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer....
- The Cape Verdean BluesThe Cape Verdean BluesThe Cape Verdean Blues is an album by the Horace Silver Quintet, led by jazz pianist Horace Silver. The quintet is joined on half of these tracks by trombonist J.J. Johnson, with whom Silver had been eager to work for some time...
(Blue Note, 1965)
With Steve Turre
Steve Turre
Steve Turre is a trombonist, recording artist, arranger, and educator. In 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2006 he won the Down Beat Reader's Poll for best trombonist....
- Steve Turre (Verve, 1996)
Soundtracks
- Across 110th StreetAcross 110th StreetAcross 110th Street is a 1972 American crime-drama film starring Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, and Anthony Franciosa, and directed by Barry Shear...
(c. 1972) Rykodisc 10706 - Willie DynamiteWillie DynamiteWillie Dynamite is a 1974 blaxploitation film starring Roscoe Orman, Joyce Walker, Thalmus Rasulala, and Diana Sands. Willie Dynamite is a pimp in NYC who strives to be number one in the city...
- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1974) Hip-O Select B000362202 - Cleopatra JonesCleopatra Jones-Plot:Cleopatra Jones is a strikingly beautiful black model with an array of flamboyant outfits. Modeling, however, is only a cover for her real job as a secret government agent. Jones is a Bond-like heroine with power and influence; an object of awe for her flashy wardrobe, her ’73 silver and...
- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to (1974) Warner Bros. B00005B471