J.J. Johnson

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J.J. Johnson

tb, 1924-2001 US, Indianapolis
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. James Louis Johnson C.C. Siegel Hunt Peters

James Louis "J. J." Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001) was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. He was sometimes credited as Jay Jay Johnson.Johnson was one of the first trombonists to embrace bebop music. He has long been regarded as one of the leading trombonists of the post-swing era, exerting a pervasive influence on other jazz musicians.

Instruments

Trombone
Synthesizer

Genres

Jazz
Pop
Soundtrack

Plays With

Babs Gonzales And His Orchestra

Benny Golson Sextet

Cannonball Adderley All Stars

Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop

Chubby Jackson's Orchestra

Coleman Hawkins All Star Band

Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra

Coleman Hawkins Septet

Count Basie Orchestra

Esquire All American Award Winners

Howard McGhee All Stars

Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra

J.J. Johnson & His Orchestra

J.J. Johnson All Stars

J.J. Johnson And His Big Band

J.J. Johnson Quartet

J.J. Johnson's Bop Quintette

J.J. Johnson's Boppers

Kenny Dorham Octet

Metronome All Stars

Miles Davis All Stars

Newport Parker Tribute All Stars

Pete Rugolo Orchestra

Quincy Jones' All Star Big Band

Ray Ellis And His Orchestra

Stan Getz Septet

Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra

The Birdlanders

The Charlie Parker Sextet

The Four Trombones

The J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding Trombone Octet

The J.J. Johnson Quintet

The J.J. Johnson Sextet

The Jay And Kai Quintet

The Jazz All-Stars

The Miles Davis Nonet

The Miles Davis Sextet

The Modern Jazz Ensemble

The Modern Jazz Society

Urbie Green And Twenty Of The "World's Greatest"

Henri Renaud's All-Stars

Brass Ensemble Of The Jazz And Classical Music Society

Kai Winding All Stars

Jimmy McGriff Big Band

AJF '82 All Star Jam

The Brass Orchestra

The All Stars

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Live In Amsterdam 1960	Jazz At The Philharmonic Featuring Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas, Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter And Dizzy Gillespie, Leo Wright, Stan Getz, J.J. Johnson	2018	Album
Themes And Cues For Movies & Television	J.J. Johnson	2018	Compil.
Tempus Fugit	Miles Davis, J.J. Johnson	2017	Compil.
The Columbia Albums Collection 1956-1961	J.J. Johnson	2017	Compil.
All That Jazz, Vol. 69: Boppin' In Studio And On Stage	Stan Getz & Friends Featuring Oscar Peterson And J.J. Johnson	2016	Album
The Complete '60s Big Band Recordings	J.J. Johnson	2015	Compil.
Eight Classic Albums	J.J. Johnson	2012	Compil.
Plays Mack The Knife	J.J. Johnson J.J. Johnson, André Previn, Red Mitchell, Frank Capp	2009	Album
What's New	J.J. Johnson	2009	Album
The Savoy Recordings	J.J. Johnson	2007	Album
Jay & Kai	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	2007	Compil.
The 1958 European Tour	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding All Stars	2007	Album
Jay Jay Johnson	J.J. Johnson	2006	Album
Featuring Bud Powell, Sonny Rollins, Kenny Clarke, Charles Mingus	J.J. Johnson	2005	Compil.
Modern Jazz Archive	J.J. Johnson	2004	Compil.
A Proper Introduction To J.J. Johnson: Bone-O-Logy	J.J. Johnson	2004	Compil.
The J.J. Johnson Memorial Album	J.J. Johnson	2003	Compil.
The Great Kai & J. J. / J.J.'s Broadway	J.J. Johnson	2003	Compil.
Jay & Kai	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	2003	Compil.
Origins - The Savoy Sessions	J.J. Johnson	2002	Compil.
Blue Mode	J.J. Johnson	2002	Compil.
Chain Reaction (Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2)	J.J. Johnson, Nat Adderley	2002	Album
Trombone For Two & The Trombone Sound	Kai Winding And J.J. Johnson	2000	Compil.
Live In Concert	J.J. Johnson	2000	Album
Heroes	J.J. Johnson	1998	Album
The Total J.J. Johnson	J.J. Johnson	1997	Album
The Brass Orchestra	J.J. Johnson, The Brass Orchestra	1997	Album
The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions	J.J. Johnson	1996	Album
Jay Jay Johnson	J.J. Johnson	1996	Compil.
Kai Winding, Jay Jay Johnson Featuring Bill Evans 1955-1960	Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson	1995	Compil.
Blues For Trombones	J.J. Johnson	1995	Compil.
Tangence	J.J. Johnson, Robert Farnon And His Orchestra	1995	Album
Let's Hang Out	J.J. Johnson	1993	Album
Jay And Kai	J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1992	Single
Jay And Kai	J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding	1992	Single
Jay And Kai	J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1992	Single
Vivian	J.J. Johnson	1992	Album
Jay Jay Johnson - Frank Rosolino	J.J. Johnson, Frank Rosolino	1991	Compil.
Standards - Live At The Village Vanguard	J.J. Johnson	1991	Album
Trombone Master	J.J. Johnson	1991	Compil.
Quintergy - Live At The Village Vanguard	J.J. Johnson	1991	Album
The Birdlanders	The Birdlanders Featuring J.J. Johnson And Al Cohn	1991	Compil.
Trombomania!	Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson, Frank Rosolino	1990	Compil.
The Trombone Master	J.J. Johnson	1989	Compil.
The Be Bop Legends	J.J. Johnson / Thelonious Monk	1988	Album
Jazz Brass	Dickie Wells, J.J. Johnson, Charlie Shavers, Clark Terry	1986	Compil.
Getz & Johnson	Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson	1985	Compil.
Jazz Is Here To Stay Vol 2	Cannonball Adderley, Stan Getz, Jimmy Smith, Ray Brown, Donald Byrd, Wes Montgomery, J.J. Johnson	1985	Compil.
Live!	J.J. Johnson	1985	Album
If I Had You	Milt Jackson & J.J. Johnson	1984	Single
Things Are Getting Better All The Time	J.J. Johnson + Al Grey	1984	Album
We'll Be Together Again	Joe Pass & J.J. Johnson	1984	Album
Jackson, Johnson, Brown, & Company	Milt Jackson, J.J. Johnson, Ray Brown	1983	Album
Jazz Compositions	Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Joe Wilder, J.J. Johnson, Phil Woods & Art Farmer	1981	Compil.
J.J. Johnson	J.J. Johnson	1981	Compil.
Concepts In Blue	J.J. Johnson	1981	Album
Four Trombones...The Debut Recordings	J.J. Johnson · Kai Winding · Bennie Green · Willie Dennis	1981	Compil.
Pinnacles	J.J. Johnson	1980	Album
The Trombone Album	Curtis Fuller, J.J. Johnson, Frank Rosolino, J. Billy VerPlanck, Frank Wess	1980	Compil.
Jay Jay Johnson	J.J. Johnson	1979	Compil.
A Date In New York - Vol. 2	J.J. Johnson, Al Cohn	1979	Compil.
A Date In New York	J.J. Johnson, Milt Jackson	1979	Compil.
Mad Be Bop	J.J. Johnson	1978	Compil.
The Yokohama Concert	J.J. Johnson & Nat Adderley	1978	Album
Jazz All Stars - Volume One	Lionel Hampton, Coleman Hawkins, J.J. Johnson, Clark Terry, Hank Jones, Osie Johnson, Thad Jones, Lucky Thompson	1977	Compil.
Bebop Revisited, Vol. 2	Dizzy Gillespie, Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson, Terry Gibbs	1977	Compil.
Early Bones	J.J. Johnson - Kai Winding - Bennie Green With Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Gerry Mulligan, Art Blakey	1976	Compil.
Willie Dynamite (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	J.J. Johnson	1974	Album
Modern Jazz Trombone Master	J.J. Johnson	1973	Compil.
Cleopatra Jones- (Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)	J.J. Johnson / Joe Simon / Millie Jackson	1973	Album
Across 110th Street	Bobby Womack, J.J. Johnson	1972	Album
Man And Boy (Original Motion Picture Score)	J.J. Johnson	1971	Album
Stonebone	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1970	Album
Betwixt & Between	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1969	Single
Betwixt & Between	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1969	Album
Betwixt & Between / Wichita Lineman	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1969	Single
Israel	Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson	1968	Album
Never My Love / Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week	Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson	1968	Single
Eurosuite / Variations	Friedrich Gulda Und Sein Eurojazz-Orchester Feat. J.J. Johnson, Joe Zawinul	1967	Album
The Total J.J. Johnson	J.J. Johnson	1967	Album
Goodies	J.J. Johnson	1966	Album
Broadway Express	J.J. Johnson	1966	Album
Proof Positive	J.J. Johnson	1965	Album
J.J.!	J.J. Johnson	1965	Album
Music For 4 Soloists And Band No.1	Friedrich Gulda - J.J. Johnson / Freddie Hubbard / Sahib Shihab	1965	Album
The Cape Verdean Blues	The Horace Silver Quintet Plus J.J. Johnson	1965	Album
Nancy's Theme	J.J. Johnson	1964	Single
J.J.'s Broadway	J.J. Johnson	1963	Album
the sounds that SWING	André Kostelanetz, Dave Brubeck, The Village Stompers, Art Van Damme, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Neil Wolfe, André Previn, J.J. Johnson, Percy Faith, Duke Ellington	1963	Compil.
Looking Back	J.J. Johnson	1963	Compil.
Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe	Stan Getz / J.J. Johnson / Victor Feldman / Sam Jones	1963	Album
Four Trombones	The Four Trombones, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis, Charles Mingus, John Lewis	1962	Album
Play Kurt Weill's Mack The Knife & Bilbao-Song	André Previn and J.J. Johnson	1962	Album
K + J.J.	Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson	1961	Single
The Great Kai And J.J.	Kai Winding And J.J. Johnson	1961	Single
The Great Kai & J. J.	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1961	Single
Blues In The Closet	J.J. Johnson, Stan Getz	1961	Single
El Principio De Algo = This Could Be The Start Of Something	J.J. Johnson Y Kai Winding	1961	Single
The Great Kai & J. J.	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1961	Album
K + J.J.	Kai Winding + J.J. Johnson	1961	Album
Poll Winners Jazz	Curtis Fuller / J.J. Johnson / Nat Adderley	1960	Single
The Winners Of Down Beat's Readers Poll 1960 "Horns "	Miles Davis / J.J. Johnson	1960	Single
Misterioso - "Poll Winners Jazz"	J.J. Johnson / Nat Adderley / Paul Chambers	1960	Single
Jennie's Song / Get Out Of Town	J.J. Johnson	1960	Single
Trombone And Voices	J.J. Johnson	1960	Album
Out Of This World	Kai Winding And J.J. Johnson	1960	Single
Blue Trombone	J.J. Johnson	1959	Album
Night In Tunisia/ Jeanne/ The Continental/ Piece For Two Tromboniums	J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1959	Single
Jai And Kai	Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson	1958	Album
At The Opera House	Stan Getz And J.J. Johnson	1958	Single
Trombone By Three	J.J. Johnson / Kai Winding / Bennie Green	1957	Compil.
Brass In Modern Jazz	Brass Ensemble Of The Jazz And Classical Music Society Featuring Miles Davis And J.J. Johnson	1957	Single
Four Trombones	Kai Winding + J.J. Johnson + Bennie Green + Willie Dennis And Featuring John Lewis & Charles Mingus	1957	Album
Jay And Kai	J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1957	Album
First Place	J.J. Johnson	1957	Album
At The Opera House	Stan Getz And J.J. Johnson	1957	Album
First Place	J.J. Johnson	1957	Single
Jay And Kai	J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1957	Single
Bernie's Tune / Blues For Trombones	J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding	1956	Single
At Newport	Dave Brubeck And J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1956	Album
Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1956	Album
Trombone By Three	J.J. Johnson / Kai Winding / Bennie Green	1956	Album
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2	J.J. Johnson	1956	Compil.
Kai And Jay, Bennie Green With Strings	Kai Winding And J.J. Johnson, Bennie Green	1956	Album
Jazz Spec	Frankie Laine And Buck Clayton And His Orchestra Featuring J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1956	Single
Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson	Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson	1956	Compil.
Jay	J.J. Johnson	1956	Single
Jazz Spectacular	Frankie Laine And Buck Clayton And His Orchestra Featuring J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1956	Album
The Modern Jazz Society Presents A Concert Of Contemporary Music	Stan Getz, Anthony Sciacca, J.J. Johnson, Lucky Thompson, Aaron Sachs	1956	Single
Kai And Jay	Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson	1955	Single
Bags' Groove / Don't Argue	J.J. Johnson ,And Kai Winding	1955	Single
Trombone For Two	J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1955	Single
Jay & Kai Vol. 2	J.J. Johnson / Kai Winding	1955	Album
The Eminent	J.J. Johnson	1955	Compil.
Debut Records' Jazz Workshop, Volume 2: Trombone Rapport	J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis	1955	Album
Jay And Kai	J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1955	Album
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 3	J.J. Johnson	1955	Album
K + J.J.	Kai Winding + J.J. Johnson	1955	Album
An Afternoon At Birdland	Kai Winding And J.J. Johnson	1955	Album
Kai And Jay	Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson	1955	Single
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1	J.J. Johnson	1955	Compil.
Dec. 3, 1954	J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1955	Album
Jay & Kai Vol. 2	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1955	Single
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Vol. 2	J.J. Johnson	1955	Album
Groovin'	J.J. Johnson	1955	Single
Trombone For Two	J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1955	Album
Jay & Kai	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1955	Album
Vol. 1	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1954	Single
Jay & Kai	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1954	Album
Debut Records' Jazz Workshop, Volume One: Trombone Rapport	J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis	1953	Album
Modern Jazz Trombones	Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson	1951	Album
Modern Jazz Trombones Volume Two	Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson With Sonny Stitt	1951	Album
At The Opera House	Stan Getz And J.J. Johnson / The Modern Jazz Quartet And The Oscar Peterson Trio		Compil.
George Benson - Herbie Mann - Nat Adderley - K. Winding - J.J. Johnson - Wes Montgomery - Quincy Jones - Paul Desmond	George Benson - Herbie Mann - Nat Adderley, Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson - Wes Montgomery - Quincy Jones - Paul Desmond		Compil.
The Birth Of Bop Vol. 3	J.J. Johnson		Single
At Newport	Buck Clayton, Dave Brubeck And J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding		Single
Birdlander	J.J. Johnson		Compil.
Afternoon In Paris	J.J. Johnson - Sonny Stitt		Single
K. Winding & J.J. Johnson	Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson		Compil.
Bongo Bop / Bye Bye Blackbird / Wrinkles / This Could Be The Start Of Something	Cecil Payne & His Orchestra / Bill Henderson / Wynton Kelly / J.J. Johnson		Single
Blue Lights	Coleman Hawkins Meets J.J. Johnson		Single
Thou Swell / Gong Rock	Kai Winding And J.J. Johnson		Single
New Trends Of Jazz - Vol. 11	J.J. Johnson		Single
East Coast Jazz Series No. 7	Kai Winding And J.J. Johnson		Single
Side By Side	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding		Single
The Great Jazz Concerts At The Original "Royal Roost" - Never Available Heretofore!	Tadd Dameron, Miles Davis, Kai Winding, Bud Powell, Lee Konitz, J.J. Johnson, Chuck Wayne, Buddy DeFranco		Album
Jazz Live And Rare - Live 1947	Sidney Bechet, Wild Bill Davison, J.J. Johnson		Compil.
Getz & J.J. 'Live' - Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson	Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson		Compil.
Sound Of Jazz	J.J. Johnson		Single
Jay & Kai, Vol. 3	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding		Single
Jazz C-60 Style - This is Versatility C-60 Luminaire Sound track	J.J. Johnson		Single
Jazz At The Philharmonic	Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea, J.J. Johnson, Nat King Cole, Les Paul, Johnny Miller, Lee Young		Album
Mad Bop	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding		Compil.
Blue Monk / Statement	J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, The Milt Jackson Quartet		Single

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