Jazz / Hard Bop
2 LPs on 1 CD:
* JAY & KAY + 6 (1956)
* J.J. IN PERSON (1958)
Two of J.J. Johnson's Columbia albums on one compact disc. The first teams up Johnson with Kai Winding and six other trombonists for an octet that truly swings on numbers like "Night in Tunisia," "Piece for Two Tromboniums," and "The Surrey With a Fringe on Top." The second album, J.J. in Person, captures a live 1958 date with his quintet playing their hearts out on "Laura," "Walkin'," "What Is This Thing Called Love," Bird's "Now's the Time," and Monk's "Misterioso." Johnson is in top form on both albums, and his onstage introductions add a personable touch to the live material. A two-fer that really works.
---Cub Koda, allmusic
JAY & KAY + 6
J.J. Johnson - trombone
Kai Winding - trombone
Urbie Green - trombone
Bob Alexander - trombone
Eddie Bert - trombone
Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
Bart Varsalone - bass trombone
Tom Mitchell - bass trombone
Hank Jones - piano
Milt Hinton - bass
Osie Johnson - drums
Recorded: 1956, New York, New York in 1956
Includes original release liner notes by George Avakian.
J.J. IN PERSON
J.J. Johnson - trombone
Nat Adderly - cornet
Tommy Flanagan - piano
Wilbur Little - bass
Albert Heath - drums
Recorded: May 1958, live in Rochester, New York
Includes original release liner notes by Charles Edward Smith. |
