J. J. Johnson discography
This is a discography of the Jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001).[1]
J. J. Johnson recordings as leader or co-leader
- 1949: J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (Savoy) – LP release of J. J. Johnson Savoy singles and EPs from 1946~49
- 1949: Modern Jazz Trombones (Prestige) – B-side of 10 inch album, released 1951. Kai Winding on A-side
- 1949: J. J. Johnson with Sonny Stitt (Prestige) – also issued as part of 1951's, 10 inch Modern Jazz Trombones Volume Two. Also reissued in 1957 as part of Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson
- 1952: Jazz South Pacific (Regent / Savoy)
- 1953: Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown,… (Blue Note) – re-issued as The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1
- 1953: Jazz Workshop, Volume One: Trombone Rapport (Debut Records) – with Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis
- 1953: Jazz Workshop, Volume Two: Trombone Rapport (Debut) – 1955 release of more recordings from the 1953 Jazz Workshop sessions
- 1953: Four Trombones (Debut) – third release (in 1957) of recordings from the 1953 Jazz Workshop sessions
- 1954: The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 (Blue Note)
- 1955: The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3 (Blue Note)
- 1956: J Is for Jazz (Columbia)
- 1957: First Place (Columbia)
- 1957: Blue Trombone (Columbia)
- 1957: Dial J. J. 5 (Columbia)
- 1957: Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (Verve)
- 1958: J. J. in Person! (Columbia)
- 1959: Really Livin' (Columbia)
- 1960: Trombone and Voices (Columbia)
- 1960: J.J. Inc. (Columbia)
- 1961: A Touch of Satin (Columbia)
- 1961: André Previn and J. J. Johnson (Columbia) – with André Previn
- 1963: J.J.'s Broadway (Verve)
- 1964: Proof Positive (Impulse!)
- 1964: J.J.! (RCA Victor)
- 1965: Goodies (RCA Victor)
- 1965: Broadway Express (RCA Victor)
- 1966: The Total J.J. Johnson (RCA Victor)
- 1977: The Yokohama Concert (Pablo) – with Nat Adderley
- 1977: Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2 (Pablo, released in 2002) – with Nat Adderley
- 1979: Pinnacles (Milestone)
- 1980: Concepts in Blue (Pablo)
- 1982: Aurex Jazz Festival ’82 All Star Jam (East World / Somethin' Else Classics) – with Clark Terry, Kai Winding, Dexter Gordon, ...
- 1983: Jackson, Johnson, Brown and Company (Fantasy) – with Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, ...
- 1984: We'll Be Together Again (Pablo) – with Joe Pass
- 1984: Things Are Getting Better All the Time (Pablo) – with Al Grey
- 1988: Quintergy (Antilles)
- 1988: Standards (Antilles)
- 1992: Vivian (Concord)
- 1992: Let's Hang Out (Verve)
- 1994: Tangence (Verve) – with the Robert Farnon Orchestra
- 1996: The Brass Orchestra (Verve)
- 1998: Heroes (Verve)
With Kai Winding as co-leader
- 1954: Jay and Kai (Savoy)
- 1954: An Afternoon at Birdland ("X"/RCA)
- 1954: Jay and Kai – Dec. 3, 1954 (10 inch LP, Prestige)
- 1955: K + J.J. (Bethlehem, reissued 1959 as Nuf Said and The Finest of K & J.J., 1976, and by Affinity as Kai & Jay!, 1986)
- 1955: Jay and Kai (10", Columbia)
- 1955: Trombone for Two (Columbia)
- 1956: Jay and Kai + 6, The Jay and Kai Trombone Octet (Columbia)
- 1956: Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport (Columbia) – Johnson on the last three tracks only, first four tracks by the Dave Brubeck Quartet
- 1960: The Great Kai & J. J. (Impulse!)
- 1968: Israel (A&M/CTI)
- 1968: Betwixt & Between (A&M/CTI)
- 1969: Stonebone (A&M/CTI (Japan))
As sideman
With Cannonball Adderley
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (EmArcy, 1955)
With Nat Adderley
- Sayin' Somethin' (Atlantic, 1966)
With Manny Albam
- The Soul of the City (Solid State, 1966)
With Count Basie
- Basie Jam (1973)
- The Bosses (1973)
- Kansas City 7 (Pablo, 1980)
With Kenny Burrell
- Night Song (Verve, 1969)
With Donald Byrd
- I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Blue Note, 1964)
With Ron Carter
- New York Slick (Milestone, 1979)
With Miles Davis
- Birth of the Cool (Capitol, 1949)
- Young Man with a Horn (Blue Note, 1952)
- Walkin' (Prestige, 1954)
- Miles Davis Volume 1 (Blue Note, 1956)
- Miles Davis Volume 2 (Blue Note, 1956)
With Paul Desmond
- Summertime (A&M/CTI, 1968)
With Kenny Dorham
- Afro-Cuban (Blue Note, 1955)
With Ella Fitzgerald
- At the Opera House (Verve, 1957)
With Dizzy Gillespie
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1937-1949, Bluebird, 1995)
- Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (1951–52, Savoy, 1976)
- Afro (Norgran, 1954)
- Dizzy and Strings (Norgran, 1954)
- Perceptions (Verve, 1961) - composer and arranger
With Benny Golson
- The Modern Touch (Riverside, 1957)
With Coleman Hawkins
- The Hawk Flies High (1957)
With Billie Holiday
- Lady in Satin (Columbia, 1958)
With Milt Jackson
- Bebop (East West, 1988)
With Elvin Jones
- And Then Again (Atlantic, 1965)
With John Lewis
- The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (Norgran, 1955)
With Howard McGhee
- Howard McGhee, Vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1950)
With Jimmy McGriff
- The Big Band (Solid State, 1966)
With Oliver Nelson
- Happenings with Hank Jones (Impulse!, 1966)
- Encyclopedia of Jazz (Verve, 1966)
- The Sound of Feeling (Verve, 1966)
With Chico O'Farrill
- Nine Flags (Impulse!, 1966)
With Charlie Parker
- Charlie Parker on Dial (Dial, 1947)
With Sonny Rollins
- Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (Blue Note, 1957)
- Alfie (Impulse!, 1966)
With Moacir Santos
- Carnival of the Spirits (Blue Note, 1975)
With Lalo Schifrin
- New Fantasy (Verve, 1964)
- Once a Thief and Other Themes (Verve, 1965)
With Horace Silver
- The Cape Verdean Blues (Blue Note, 1965)
With Sonny Stitt
- Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (Roost, 1955)
- The Matadors Meet the Bull (Roulette, 1965)
- What's New!!! (Roulette, 1966)
With Steve Turre
- Steve Turre (Verve, 1996)
With Stanley Turrentine
- Joyride (Blue Note, 1965)
Soundtracks
- Man And Boy (Sussex, 1971) – with Quincy Jones featuring Bill Withers
- Across 110th Street (United Artists, 1972) – with Bobby Womack
- Top of the Heap (Fanfare Corp. & St. John Unlimited Prod., 1972) with Christopher St. John
- Cleopatra Jones (Warner, 1973) – with Joe Simon featuring Millie Jackson
- Willie Dynamite (MCA, 1974) – featuring Martha Reeves & The Sweet Things
Other notable recordings
- The Birdlanders, Vol. 1, ...Vol. 2, ...Vol. 3 (Period, 1954) – with Henri Renaud, Al Cohn, Milt Jackson, …
- Aurex Jazz Festival '82 - Live Special (East World, 1982)
- Carnegie Hall Salutes the Jazz Masters (Verve, 1994)
References
- Fordham, John (7 February 2001). "Obituary: JJ Johnson". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- J. J. Johnson, A Comprehensive Discography… by Louis George Bourgois
- The Musical World of J. J. Johnson by Joshua Berret and Louis G. Bourgois III
- The Jazz Discography Project, www.jazzdisco.org
- www.discogs.com
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