The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3 | ||||
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Studio album by J. J. Johnson | ||||
Released | 1955 | |||
Recorded | June 6, 1955 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 23:49 | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 5070 | |||
J. J. Johnson chronology | ||||
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The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3 is a ten-inch LP by American jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson recorded on June 6, 1955 and released on Blue Note later that year. Johnson is backed by a quintet featuring saxophonist Hank Mobley and rhythm section Horace Silver, Paul Chambers and Kenny Clarke.
Background
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3 (BLP 5070) was the third of three Jay Jay Johnson albums released on Blue Note's 10-inch LP Modern Jazz 5000 Series, following Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown (1953) and The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 2 (1954). In 1955, Blue Note reissued the three sessions on two 12-inch compilations: The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vols. 1 & 2 (BLP 1505/BLP 1506).
Track listing
All tracks are written by J. J. Johnson, except as noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Daylie Double" | 4:27 | |
2. | "You're Mine, You" |
| 3:07 |
3. | "Pennies from Heaven" |
| 4:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Groovin'" | 4:40 | |
2. | "Viscosity" | 4:21 | |
3. | "Portrait of Jennie" |
| 2:56 |
Personnel
Musicians
- J. J. Johnson – trombone
- Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
- Horace Silver – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
External links
- J. J. Johnson, A Comprehensive Discography by Louis George Bourgois
- jazzdisco.org Jazz Discography Project
- www.discogs.com
References
- v
- t
- e
(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)