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| 1. | Funnybone
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| 2. | Cornerstone
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| 3. | Lullaby of Birdland
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| 4. | Bone of Contention
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| 5. | Birdland Festival
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| 6. | Vista
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| 7. | Night in Tunisia [*]
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| 8. | Piece for Two Tromboniums [*]
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| 9. | Rise N' Shine [*]
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| 10. | All at Once You Love Her [*]
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| 11. | Her
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| 12. | No Moon at All [*]
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| 13. | Surrey with the Fringe on Top [*]
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| 14. | The Peanut Vendor [*]
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| 15. | You're My Thrill [*]
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| 16. | Jeanne [*]
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| 17. | Four Plus Four [*]
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| 18. | You Don't Knoow What Love Is [*]
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| 19. | The Continental [*]
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Jazz / Hard Bop
J.J. Johnson - Arranger, Trombone
Al Harewood Drums
Arthur Kramer Liner Notes
Bart Varsalona Violin, Trombone
Bob Alexander Trombone
Candido Camero Conga, Bongos
Dick Katz Piano
Eddie Bert Trombone
Hank Jones Piano
Jimmy Cleveland Trombone
Kai Winding Trombone, Arranger
Milt Hinton Bass
Osie Johnson Drums
Peck Morrison Bass
Ray Brown Bass
Tom Mitchell Jr. Trombone, Violin
Urbie Green Trombone
Contains the complete albums:
- An Afternoon At Birdland ("X" LXA-1040)
- Jay & Kai + 6, The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet (Columbia CL 892)
This release contains the J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding Quintet's third recording as a unit - a live performance recorded at New York's prestigious Birdland club on October 17, 1954. This outstanding concert was only previously available on a limited Japanese edition that is currently out of stock.
In addition to the performance at Birdland we have decided to include the outstanding New York sessions recorded on April 2, 4 & 6, 1956 as bonus tracks. These dates boast an eight man trombone section featuring Bob Alexander, Eddie Bert, Urbie Green, Jimmy Cleveland, Tom Mitchell and Bart Varsalona. Piano giant Hank Jones and drummer Osie Johnson were also on hand for all of the dates, while the stalwart veterans Milt Hinton (April 2 & 4) and Ray Brown (April 6) traded off on bass. Percussion legend Candido Camero was also present for the April 6 date.
J.J. Johnson
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Jan 22, 1924 in Indianapolis, IN
Died: Feb 04, 2001 in Indianapolis, IN
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Big Band, Third Stream
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.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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