Jay Jay Johnson - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Vol. 1

NEW VINYL LP ON BLUE NOTE 2024

180 GRAM VINYL.

Trombonist J. J. Johnson took the language of bebop and adapted it to his instrument winning the admiration of Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker. After appearing on Miles Davis’ first Blue Note session in 1952, Johnson was given the chance to lead his own dates in 1953 and 1954. The first featured a sextet with Johnson joined by the brilliant trumpeter Clifford Brown, saxophonist Jimmy Heath, pianist John Lewis, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Kenny Clarke who perform a varied program with up-tempo burners like “Turnpike” and beautiful ballads like “Lover Man.” For his next session Johnson went back into Van Gelder Studio to cut memorable takes

Tracklist

A1: Turnpike
A2: Lover Man
A3: Get Happy
A4: Sketch 1
A5: Capri

B1: Jay
B2: Old Devil Moon
B3: It's You Or No One
B4: Too Marvelous For Words
B5: Coffee Pot