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J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding Quintet: Complete Fifties Studio Recordings
by Francis Lo Kee
The first thing that piqued my interest about Complete Fifties Studio Recordings (compiled from the Savoy, Prestige, Columbia, and Bethlehem labels) was the inclusion of a rare Mingus piece called “Reflections. When you get to track number six after traveling through the preceding tunes (including the delightful “Bernie's Tune ) you might utter “Toto, I don't ...
Bootsie Barnes: Bootsie Barnes: Boppin' Round the Center
by Victor L. Schermer
This CD featuring Bootsie Barnes and a group assembled for the occasion has one characteristic uncommon in an era of so-called 'smooth jazz,' rap singing, and canned music for every occasion from cinematically simulated inner city rumbles to drugs for erectile dysfunction. It really swings! It also 'bops around the center!' (I truly don't know what ...
The Musical World Of J.J. Johnson
by Victor L. Schermer
The Musical World Of J.J. Johnson Joshua Berrett and Louis G. Bourgois III Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 0810836483 1999 J.J. Johnson is known to the listening public as a jazz trombonist who has repeatedly won the Downbeat and many other polls, who has played the instrument ...
The J.J. Johnson Memorial Album
By J.J. Johnson
Label: Prestige Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. I Mean You, 2. Elysee, 3.Blue Mode (take 1), 4.Chazzanova, 5. Blue 'N'Boogie, 6. Bag's Groove,
7. Laura, 8. Hymn to the Orient, 9. Horace, 10. Pinnacles, 11. Jaylock, 12. Concepts in Blue, 13.
Misty, 14.What's New, 15. Nature Boy, 16. Soft Wings.
J.J. Johnson: The J.J. Johnson Memorial Album
by Norman Weinstein
Is it possible to think of jazz trombone without the artistry of J.J. Johnson coming to mind? His death in 2001 brought closure to a career covering a half-century, and there are few major figures in bop/ mainstream jazz that didn't share concert billing with him. His recorded output graced a number of labels: Blue Note, ...
The Eminent J.J. Johnson Vol. 1
By J.J. Johnson
Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Capri; Lover Man; Turnpike; Sketch 1; It Could Happen to You; Get Happy; Capri (alt. take); Turnpike (alt. take); Get Happy (alt. take)
