First Place is an album by the J. J. Johnson Quartet which was released on the Columbia label. The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars, stating:”… First Place is indisputably brilliant”. Track listing: “It’s [More]
Blue Trombone is an album by J. J. Johnson. An early example of hard bop, the album features pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Max Roach. The album was originally released on Columbia [More]
Trombone For Two is a 1956 album by jazz trombonists J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding (“Jay and Kai”). It was the first of five albums that Winding and Johnson recorded for Columbia Records (CL [More]
The Great Kai & J. J. is an album by American jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1960 as the very first release for the Impulse! label (A-1 for [More]
J. J. Johnson’s Jazz Quintets is a studio album by jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson, released by Savoy Records, containing material from three different recording sessions in 1946, 1947 and 1949. Material from the first [More]
J.J.’s Broadway is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger J. J. Johnson recorded in 1963 for the Verve label. AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow: This is one of the more obscure J.J. Johnson LPs. [More]
