Trombonist J.J. Johnson took the language of bebop and adapted it to his instrument winning the admiration of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. After playing on Miles Davis’ first Blue Note session, Johnson led several dates in 1953-54 that were compiled on The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 1 featuring Clifford Brown, Charles Mingus and more. Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes.
Trombonist J. J. Johnson took the language of bebop and adapted it to his instrument, winning the admiration of Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker. After appearing on Miles Davis’ first Blue Note session in 1952, Johnson was given the chance to lead his own dates in 1953 and 1954.
The first featured a sextet with Johnson joined by the brilliant trumpeter Clifford Brown, saxophonist Jimmy Heath, pianist John Lewis, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Kenny Clarke who perform a varied program with up-tempo burners like “Turnpike” and beautiful ballads like “Lover Man.
For his next session Johnson went back into Van Gelder Studio to cut memorable takes of “Old Devil Moon,” the percolating original “Coffee Pot,” and more with a quintet featuring Wynton Kelly on piano, Charles Mingus on bass, Clarke once again on drums, and the conguero Sabu Martinez.
PERSONNEL:
Clifford Brown – (trumpet)
Jay Jay Johnson – (trombone)
Hank Mobley – (tenor sax)
Jimmy Heath – (tenor & baritone sax)
John Lewis, Wynton Kelly or Horace Silver – (piano)
Percy Heath, Charlie Mingus or Paul Chambers – (bass)
Kenny Clarke – (drums)
Sabu – (conga)
Recorded between 1953-1955
SIDE A
A1. Turnpike
A2. Lover Man
A3. Get Happy
A4. Sketch 1
A5. Capri
SIDE B
B1. Jay
B2. Old Devil Moon
B3. It’s You Or No One
B4. Too Marvelous For Words
B5. Coffee Pot
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