J.J. Johnson - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 - Blue Note Classic LP

180g Mono Vinyl — Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue (All-Analog)

J.J. Johnson adapted the language of bebop to the trombone, winning the admiration of Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 (BLP 1506) gathers his Blue Note sessions from 1953–1955, with sidemen including Clifford Brown, Jimmy Heath, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Wynton Kelly, Charles Mingus, Paul Chambers and Kenny Clarke. Mono and all-analog.

Features

• 180g mono vinyl
• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
• All-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original analog tapes
• Manufactured at Optimal in Germany
• Label: Blue Note

Musicians

• J.J. Johnson – trombone
• Clifford Brown – trumpet
• Hank Mobley, Jimmy Heath – tenor sax
• Horace Silver, John Lewis, Wynton Kelly – piano
• Charles Mingus, Paul Chambers, Percy Heath – bass
• Kenny Clarke – drums; Sabu Martinez – congas

Track Listing

Side One:

1. "Daylie" Double
2. Pennies from Heaven
3. You're Mine You
4. Turnpike (Alternate Master)
5. It Could Happen to You

Side Two:

1. Groovin'
2. Portrait of Jennie
3. Viscosity
4. Time After Time
5. Capri (Alternate Master)