Blue Trombone
Blue Trombone | ||||
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Studio album by J. J. Johnson | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | April 26, 1957 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Columbia[1] | |||
J. J. Johnson chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Blue Trombone is an LP by J. J. Johnson.[3] An early example of hard bop, the album features pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Max Roach. The album was released on Columbia Records in 1957 and was reissued on CD by Tristar in 1994.
Reception
Michael Nastos of AllMusic rated the album four stars and stated: "All of the music is excellent, and shows why Johnson was regarded as the very best jazz trombonist in the bop and post-bop movements."[2]
Track listing
- Hello, Young Lovers (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- Kev (J.J. Johnson)
- What's New (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke)
- Blue Trombone (Part 1) (J.J. Johnson)
- Blue Trombone (Part 2) (J.J. Johnson)
- Gone with the Wind (Allie Wrubel, Herbert Magidson)
- 100 Proof (J.J. Johnson)
Tracks 4 and 5 above are two halves of the same studio recording, divided at the beginning of Paul Chambers' bass solo to fit on opposite sides of the original vinyl LP. Some later CD reissues and compilations present the piece as a single track, as listed below.
Track listing - reissue with bonus tracks
- Hello Young Lovers
- Kev
- What's New
- Blue Trombone
- Gone With The Wind
- 100 Proof
- Our Love Is Here To Stay
- Portrait Of Jenny
- Pennies From Heaven
- Viscosity
- You're Mine, You
- Daylie Double
- Groovin'
Lineup
- J.J. Johnson - trombone
- Tommy Flanagan - piano (tracks 1 - 7)
- Paul Chambers - bass (tracks 1 - 6, 8 - 13)
- Max Roach - drums (tracks 1 - 6)
- Wilbur Little - bass (track 7)
- Elvin Jones - drums (track 7)
- Horace Silver - piano (tracks 8 - 13)
- Kenny Clarke - drums (tracks 8 - 13)
- Hank Mobley - tenor sax (tracks 9 - 13)
References
- ^ Thompson, Dave (December 11, 2018). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440248917 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Blue Trombone - J.J. Johnson, J.J. Johnson Quartet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Berrett, Joshua; III, Louis G. Bourgois (December 18, 2001). The Musical World of J.J. Johnson. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461673286 – via Google Books.
- Columbia CL 1303
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(except for the film scores)
leader or
co-leader
- J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1946–49)
- Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown/The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1/
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1953–55) - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 3 (1955)
- J Is for Jazz (1956)
- First Place (1957)
- Blue Trombone (1957)
- Dial J. J. 5 (1957)
- Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
- J. J. in Person! (1957)
- Really Livin' (1959)
- Trombone and Voices (1960)
- J.J. Inc. (1960)
- A Touch of Satin (1960–61)
- André Previn and J. J. Johnson (1961)
- J. J.'s Broadway (1963)
- Proof Positive (1964)
- J.J.! (1964)
- Goodies (1965)
- Broadway Express (1965)
- The Total J.J. Johnson (1966)
- The Yokohama Concert (with Nat Adderley, 1977)
- Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2 (with Nat Adderley, 1977)
- Pinnacles (1979)
- Concepts in Blue (1980)
Kai Winding
- K + J.J. (aka, Nuf Said, 1955)
- Trombone for Two (1955)
- Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport (one side each, 1956)
- Jay and Kai + 6 (1956)
- Jay and Kai (1955–57)
- The Great Kai & J. J. (1960)
- Israel (1968)
- Betwixt & Between (1968)
- Stonebone (1969)
as
sideman or
arranger/
composer
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1955)
- Sayin' Somethin' (Nat Adderley, 1966)
- The Soul of the City (Manny Albam, 1966)
- Basie Jam (Count Basie, 1973)
- The Bosses (Count Basie/"Big Joe" Turner, 1973)
- Night Song (Kenny Burrell, 1969)
- I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd, 1964)
- New York Slick (Ron Carter, 1979)
- Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis, 1949–50)
- Young Man with a Horn/Miles Davis Volume 1/Miles Davis Volume 2 (1952)
- Summertime (Paul Desmond, 1968)
- Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham, 1955)
- At the Opera House (Ella Fitzgerald, 1957)
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1949)
- Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (Dizzy Gillespie, 1951)
- Afro (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
- Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
- Perceptions (Dizzy Gillespie, a/c only, 1960)
- The Modern Touch (Benny Golson, 1957)
- The Hawk Flies High (Coleman Hawkins, 1957)
- Lady in Satin (Billie Holiday, 1958)
- And Then Again (Elvin Jones, 1965)
- The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (John Lewis, 1955)
- The Big Band (Jimmy McGriff, 1966)
- Happenings (Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson, 1966)
- Encyclopedia of Jazz (Oliver Nelson, 1965–66)
- Nine Flags (Chico O'Farrill, 1966)
- Charlie Parker on Dial (1947)
- Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
- Alfie (Sonny Rollins, 1966)
- Carnival of the Spirits (Moacir Santos, 1975)
- New Fantasy (Lalo Schifrin, 1964)
- Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965)
- The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver, 1965)
- Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1955)
- The Matadors Meet the Bull (Sonny Stitt, 1965)
- What's New!!! (Sonny Stitt, 1966)
- Joyride (Stanley Turrentine, 1965)
scores
- Man and Boy (1971)
- Across 110th Street (1972)
- Top of the Heap (1972)
- Cleopatra Jones (1973)
- Willie Dynamite (1974)
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