Jay Jay Johnson – The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 (Mono)
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COMPILATION
Trombone – Jay Jay Johnson [click here to see more vinyl featuring Jay Jay Johnson]
Drums – Kenny Clarke [click here to see more vinyl featuring Kenny Clarke]
Bass – Charlie Mingus (B1 to B5) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Charles Mingus]
Bass - Percy Heath (A1 to A5)
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jimmy Heath (A1 to A5)
Piano – John Lewis (A1 to A5), Wynton Kelly (B1 to B5) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Wynton Kelly]
Trumpet – Clifford Brown (A1 to A5)
Congas – Sabu Martinez (B1 to B5)
Written by Jay Jay Johnson (A1, B1, B5), Roger Ramirez (A2), Harold Arlen (A3), Ted Koehler (A3), John Lewis (A4), Gigi Gryce (A5), Burton Lane (B2), E.Y. Harburg (B2), Jule Styne (B3), Sammy Cahn (B3), Johnny Mercer (B4), Richard Whiting (B4)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Mono
Studio
Record Press : Optimal Media GmbH
Label : Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series
Original Label : Blue Note
Side B recorded on September 24, 1954 by Rudy Van Gelder ; Side A recorded June 22, 1953
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Lacquer cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Liner Notes by Leonard Feather
Photography by Francis Wolff
Originally released in 1956
Reissued in December 2022
Tracks :
Side A:
- Turnpike
- Lover Man
- Get Happy
- Sketch 1
- Capri
Side B:
- Jay
- Old Devil Moon
- It's You or No One
- Too Marvelous for Words
- Coffee Pot
Reviews :
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 of "Old Devil Moon," the percolating original "Coffee Pot," and more with a quintet featuring Wynton Kelly on piano, Charles Mingus on bass, Clarke once again on drums, and the conguero Sabu Martinez.
Ratings:
AllMusic 4.5 / 5 , Discogs 4.68 / 5