Jazz
CD 1: Turnpike - 63:00 min.
Teapot
Afternoon In Paris
Elora
Blue Mode (Take 1)
Blue Mode (Take 2)
Recorded October 17, 1949
Sonny Stitt (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), John Lewis (p), Nelson Boyd (b), Max Roach (d)
Chance It
Dear Old Stockholm
Woody 'N You
New York City, May 9, 1952
Miles Davis (tp), J.J. Johnson (tb), Jackie McLean (as), Gil Coggins (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
C.T.A.
Tempus Fugit
Kelo
New York City, April 20, 1953
Miles Davis (tp), J.J. Johnson (tb), Jimmy Heath (ts), Gil Coggins (p), Percy Heath (b), Art Blakey (d)
Capri
Lover Man
Turnpike
Sketch
It Could Happen To You
Get Happy
New York City, June 22, 1953
Clifford Brown (tp), J. J. Johnson (tb), Jimmy Heath (ts)(bs), John Lewis (p), Percy Heath (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
CD 2: Get Happy - 57:31 min.
Capri (alternate Take)
Turnpike (alternate Take)
Get Happy
New York City, June 22, 1953
Clifford Brown (tp), J. J. Johnson (tb), Jimmy Heath (ts)(bs), John Lewis (p), Percy Heath (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
Walkin'
Blue 'N' Boogie
Hackensack, April 29, 1954
Miles Davis (tp), J. J. Johnson (tb), Lucky Thompson (ts), Horace Silver (p), Percy Heath (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
Too Marvellous For Words
Jay
Old Devil Moon
It’s You Or No One
Time After Time
Coffee Pot
New York, September 24, 1954
J.J. Johnson (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Charles Mingus (b), Kenny Clarke (d), Sabu Martinez (cga)
Buchformat 2 CD + 20 page booklet
James Louis "J. J." Johnson was an outstanding trombone player and a gifted composer. He was a truly accomplished musician and one of the innovators on his instrument. This puts him in a line with other great innovators of jazz, explorers of sound who always went beyond limits. His work and legacy transpires the label of being the pioneer of bop trombone. Throughout his career, Johnson made hundreds of recordings which reflect his immense talent. Johnson played with a very rich, smooth tone and excellent technique. This enabled him to follow through his musical concepts and improvise with great clarity |
