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J.J. Johnson
Born James Louis Johnson in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 22, 1924, J.J.
Johnson was a jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer. Initially operating as a
Dixieland and swing musician, Johnson gravitated towards bebop and was one of
the earliest trombonists to do so. His musical training began at the age of 9,
when he began learning to play piano. He switched to trombone at the age of 14
and began playing with leaders like Clarence Love and Snookum Russell at the
beginning of the 1940s. It was in Russell’s band that he worked with Fats
Navarro, who encouraged Johnson to play in ...
Blue Mode
J.J. Johnson and Jay Jay Johnson
Just FriendsJ.J. Johnson
I'll Remember AprilThe Birdlanders, Milt Jackson, Duke Jordan, Henri Renaud, Gene Ramey, Percy Heath, Al Cohn, J.J. Johnson, Charlie Smith and Kai Winding
You Don't Know What Love IsJay & Kai, J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding
If I Had YouThe Birdlanders, Milt Jackson, Duke Jordan, Henri Renaud, Gene Ramey, Percy Heath, Al Cohn, J.J. Johnson, Charlie Smith and Kai Winding
My One and Only LoveJ.J. Johnson, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, John Collins, Roy McCurdy and Tom Ranier
Blue Mode
J.J. Johnson and Jay Jay JohnsonThe Very Best Of
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Just FriendsJ.J. Johnson
Standards: Live at the Village Vanguard
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I'll Remember AprilThe Birdlanders, Milt Jackson, Duke Jordan, Henri Renaud, Gene Ramey, Percy Heath, Al Cohn, J.J. Johnson, Charlie Smith and Kai Winding
The Birdlanders, Vol. 1
8:55
You Don't Know What Love IsJay & Kai, J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding
Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay and Kai Trombone Octet
3:33
If I Had YouThe Birdlanders, Milt Jackson, Duke Jordan, Henri Renaud, Gene Ramey, Percy Heath, Al Cohn, J.J. Johnson, Charlie Smith and Kai Winding
The Birdlanders, Vol. 1
10:18
My One and Only LoveJ.J. Johnson, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, John Collins, Roy McCurdy and Tom Ranier
Jackson, Johnson, Brown & Company
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