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| 1. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Horace
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| 2. | Cyclops
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| 3. | Why Not
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| 4. | Splashes
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| 5. | It Happens
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| 6. | Work Song
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| 2. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Walkin'
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| 2. | Jevin
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| 3. | Lament
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| 4. | Hummin'
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| 5. | Melodee
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Jazz / Hard Bop
Recorded: Apr 20, 1977, Kanagawa Kenritsu Ongakudo, Yokohama, Japan
J.J. Johnson - trombone
Nat Adderley - cornet
Billy Childs - keyboard
Tony Dumas - bass
Kevin Johnson - drums
Trombonist J.J. Johnson's first recording in eight years (he had spent much of the 1965-76 period working nearly full-time as an arranger/composer) is a live double-LP set with a quintet also including cornetist Nat Adderley, keyboardist Billy Childs, bassist Tony Dumas and drummer Kevin Johnson of the 11 songs, only four could be considered standards with "Walkin'" being the only piece not written by Johnson, Adderley or Dumas. The music is challenging and well-played if not overly exciting, but it did result in J.J. Johnson returning to a much busier schedule as a trombonist again.
---Scott Yanow, AMG
Disc 1: 46:32 min.
Disc 2: 37:10 min.
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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