J.J. Johnson

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Listen to Turnpike (2001 Remaster) [The Rudy Van Gelder Edition] by J.J. Johnson, see lyrics, music video & more!

Turnpike (2001 Remaster) [The Rudy Van Gelder Edition]J.J. Johnson

Listen to I Mean You (feat. J.J. Johnson) by Coleman Hawkins, see lyrics, music video & more!

I Mean You (feat. J.J. Johnson)Coleman Hawkins

Listen to Coffee Pot by J.J. Johnson, see lyrics, music video & more!

Coffee PotJ.J. Johnson

Listen to Misterioso by Art Blakey, Horace Silver, J.J. Johnson, Paul Chambers, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins Quintet, see lyrics, music video & more!

MisteriosoArt Blakey, Horace Silver, J.J. Johnson, Paul Chambers, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins Quintet

Listen to Billie's Bounce (feat. Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown & Connie Kay) [Live At The Opera House, Chicago / 1957] by Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson, see lyrics, music video & more!

Billie's Bounce (feat. Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown & Connie Kay) [Live At The Opera House, Chicago / 1957]Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson

Listen to Nutville (feat. J.J. Johnson) by Horace Silver, see lyrics, music video & more!

Nutville (feat. J.J. Johnson)Horace Silver

Listen to The Cape Verdean Blues (feat. J.J. Johnson) by Horace Silver, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Cape Verdean Blues (feat. J.J. Johnson)Horace Silver

Listen to Jay Bird by J.J. Johnson, see lyrics, music video & more!

Jay BirdJ.J. Johnson

Listen to The African Queen (feat. J.J. Johnson) by Horace Silver, see lyrics, music video & more!

The African Queen (feat. J.J. Johnson)Horace Silver

Listen to Pretty Eyes (feat. J.J. Johnson) by Horace Silver, see lyrics, music video & more!

Pretty Eyes (feat. J.J. Johnson)Horace Silver

More albums from J.J. Johnson

ALBUMBeautiful WayJ.J. Johnson

Listen to Cry Me a River by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMCry Me a RiverJ.J. Johnson

Listen to Exposition by Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra, Coleman Hawkins & J.J. Johnson

ALBUMExpositionLionel Hampton and His Orchestra, Coleman Hawkins & J.J. Johnson

ALBUMHeroesJ.J. Johnson

Listen to The Brass Orchestra by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMThe Brass OrchestraJ.J. Johnson

Listen to Let's Hang Out by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMLet's Hang OutJ.J. Johnson

Listen to We'll Be Together Again by Joe Pass & J.J. Johnson

ALBUMWe'll Be Together AgainJoe Pass & J.J. Johnson

Listen to Jackson, Johnson, Brown & Company by J.J. Johnson, Milt Jackson & Ray Brown

ALBUMJackson, Johnson, Brown & CompanyJ.J. Johnson, Milt Jackson & Ray Brown

Listen to Things Are Getting Better All The Time (Remastered 1992) by J.J. Johnson & Al Grey

ALBUMThings Are Getting Better All The Time (Remastered 1992)J.J. Johnson & Al Grey

Listen to Concepts In Blue (Remastered 1992) by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMConcepts In Blue (Remastered 1992)J.J. Johnson

ALBUMPinnaclesJ.J. Johnson

Listen to Willie Dynamite (Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMWillie Dynamite (Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)J.J. Johnson

ALBUMMan and BoyJ.J. Johnson

Listen to J&K: Stonebone by J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding

ALBUMJ&K: StoneboneJ.J. Johnson & Kai Winding

Listen to Israel by J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding

ALBUMIsraelJ.J. Johnson & Kai Winding

Listen to The Total J.J. Johnson by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMThe Total J.J. JohnsonJ.J. Johnson

Listen to Broadway Express by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMBroadway ExpressJ.J. Johnson

Listen to J.J.! (Expanded) by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMJ.J.! (Expanded)J.J. Johnson

ALBUMGoodiesJ.J. Johnson

Listen to Proof Positive by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMProof PositiveJ.J. Johnson

Listen to J.J.'s Broadway by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMJ.J.'s BroadwayJ.J. Johnson

Listen to Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe by Stan Getz, J.J. Johnson, Vic Feldman & Sam Jones

ALBUMJazz At The Philharmonic In EuropeStan Getz, J.J. Johnson, Vic Feldman & Sam Jones

Listen to The Trombone Master by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMThe Trombone MasterJ.J. Johnson

Listen to J.J. Johnson's Jazz Quintet by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMJ.J. Johnson's Jazz QuintetJ.J. Johnson

Listen to Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay and Kai Trombone Octet by J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding

ALBUMJay & Kai + 6: The Jay and Kai Trombone OctetJ.J. Johnson & Kai Winding

Listen to Trombone for Two (Expanded Edition) by J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding

ALBUMTrombone for Two (Expanded Edition)J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding

Listen to The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered] by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMThe Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered]J.J. Johnson

Listen to A Date In New York by J.J. Johnson & Milt Jackson

ALBUMA Date In New YorkJ.J. Johnson & Milt Jackson

Listen to Jay & Kai by J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding

ALBUMJay & KaiJ.J. Johnson & Kai Winding

Listen to Kai And Jay, Bennie Green With Strings (Remastered 1989) by Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson & Bennie Green

ALBUMKai And Jay, Bennie Green With Strings (Remastered 1989)Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson & Bennie Green

Listen to The Eminent J. J. Johnson, Vol. 1 (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) by J.J. Johnson

ALBUMThe Eminent J. J. Johnson, Vol. 1 (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)J.J. Johnson

Listen to Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson by Bud Powell, Sonny Stitt & J.J. Johnson

ALBUMSonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. JohnsonBud Powell, Sonny Stitt & J.J. Johnson

Artist Playlists

J.J. Johnson Essentials

One of bebop and hard bop's premier jazz trombonists.

J.J. Johnson: The Session Musicians

He added his warm, relaxed tone to many great sets.

About J.J. Johnson

Artist Biography

One of the major trombonists in modern mainstream jazz, J.J. Johnson, was one of very few players of that instrument to succeed in bebop, and was central to the reinvention of its role in jazz. In his earlier years--especially when playing in bop groups with artists such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Max Roach--his extraordinary technique so dominated the content of his solos that many listeners were convinced he was playing a valve trombone. In the 1960s, Johnson played with Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and toured with his own groups before moving to Los Angeles to write for films and television. Johnson died in 2001 from prostate cancer.

Hometown

Indianapolis, IN, United States

Genre

Jazz