Johnson, Jay Jay

The Quintessence, New York-hackensack-chicago 1945-1961

"Jay Jay Johnson made the trombone a modern instrument in jazz, and as a result he joined the ranks of the great creators of bebop (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis) alongside whom he often played. apart from being a virtuoso instrumentalist and a first-rate improviser, he was also an excellent composer. JEAN-PAUL RICARD Frmeaux & Associs Quintessence products have undergone an analogical and digital restoration process which is recognized throughout the world. Each 2 CD set edition includes liner notes in English as well as a guarantee. This 2 CD set presents a selection of the best recordings by JJ Johnson between 1945 and 1961."

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CD - 2 disk
Release date
09-02-2023
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592645
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. THE LEADER : JAY JAY JOHNSON BEBOPPERS (SAVOY 1946) MAD BE BOP
2. JAY JAY JOHNSONS BOP QUINTET (SAVOY 1947) BONE-OLOGY
3. JAY JAY JOHNSONS BOPPERS (PRESTIGE 1949) FOX HUNT
4. JAY JAY JOHNSON SEXTET (BLUE NOTE 1953) LOVER MAN
5. JAY JAY JOHNSON & KAI WINDING (SAVOY 1954) LAMENT
6. JAY JAY JOHNSON QUINTET (BLUE NOTE 1954/55) JAY - VISCOSITY
7. JAY JAY JOHNSON & KAI WINDING (COLUMBIA 1955/56) TROMBONE FOR TWO - NIGHT IN
8. TUNISIA
9. JAY JAY JOHNSON QUINTET/QUARTET (COLUMBIA 1957) IN A LITTLE PROVINCIAL TOWN -
10. COMMUTATION - BLUE TROMBONE PART 1 ET PART 2
11. STAN GETZ & J.J. JOHNSON (VERVE 1957) CRAZY RHYTHM
12. JAY JAY JOHNSON SEXTET (COLUMBIA 1958) ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE
13. J.J. JOHNSON ACC. FRANK DE VOLS ORCHESTRA (COLUMBIA 1960) IN A SENTIMANTAL MOOD
14. J.J. JOHNSON & KAI WINDING (IMPULSE 1960) THIS COULD BE THE START OF SOMETHING
15. JAY JAY JOHNSON QUARTET (COLUMBIA 1960) GIGI.

Disk 2

1. THE SIDEMAN : BENNY CARTER & HIS ORCHESTRA (CAPITOL 1945) LOVE FOR SALE CHARLIE
2. PARKER SEXTET (DIAL 1947) CRAZEOLOGY
3. SONNY STITT WITH JAY JAY JOHNSON (PRESTIGE 1949) TEAPOT - BLUE MODE
4. DIZZY GILLESPIE SEXTET (SAVOY 1951) THE CHAMP MILES DAVIS (BLUE NOTE 1953) KELO
5. HENRI RENAUD ALL STARS (SWING 1954) JAY JAYS BLUES
6. MILES DAVIS ALL STAR SEXTET (PRESTIGE 1954)
7. WALKIN MODERN JAZZ SOCIETY (VERVE 1955) THE QUEENS FANCY
8. KENNY DORHAM (BLUE NOTE 1955) MINORS HOLIDAY
9. COLEMAN HAWKINS & HIS ALL STARS (RIVERSIDE 1957) CHANT
10. SONNY ROLLINS QUINTET (BLUE NOTE 1957) WAIL MARCH
11. BENNY GOLSON SEXTET (RIVERSIDE 1957) VENETIAN BREEZE
12. DIZZY GILLESPIE BIG BAND (VERVE 1961) BLUE MIST.