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Pinnacles

By J.J. Johnson

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 1999

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Colors

By Raul De Souza

Label: Milestone
Released: 1999
Track listing: Nana; Canto De Ossanha; Water Buffalo; Dr Honoris Causa; Festival; Crystal Silence; Chants To Burn.

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Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 1999
Track listing: Carolyn (in the Morning); Ten-85; Thelonious the Onliest; Vista; In Walked Wayne; Better Days; Blue in Green; Blue Train; Carolyn (in the Evening).

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Heroes and Funkorific

By J.J. Johnson

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 1999

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J. J. Johnson: Pinnacles

by AAJ Staff
April 1, 1999

From the start of a decade, this tried to blend old faces with a new sound. The electric piano starts up; the sound flits from speaker to speaker in annoying fashion. The rhythm gets behind, Billy Higgins getting a firm hand on things. And then J.J. enters: dark and rich and full of confidence. He stutters ...

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J.J. Johnson: Heroes

by Jim Santella
March 1, 1999

Still paving the way for younger trombone-playing leaders and composers, J.J. Johnson at 75 plays that instrument better than any other jazz artist does. Remember Kid Ory, Jack Teagarden, Vic Dickenson, Glenn Miller, and Tommy Dorsey? Don’t forget Frank Rosolino. And there’s Urbie Green, John Fedchock, Steve Turre, Wycliffe Gordon, Robin Eubanks, and Ray Anderson. Lots ...

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J. J. Johnson and Ray Anderson: Heroes and Funkorific

by John Sharpe
March 1, 1999

Many years ago, I played the trombone in my high-school band. Personally, I found it to be a rather awkward, unwieldy instrument. These two discs demonstrate that, in the hands of master musicians, the old 'bone is capable of great range and expressive versatility. Heroes and Funkorific are a study in contrasts between the legendary veteran ...

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