Get Happy

~ Recording by J.J. Johnson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1Get Happy4:49Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown, Jimmy Heath, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny ClarkeJay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown, Jimmy Heath, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke
1.3Get Happy4:48Jay Jay JohnsonThe Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1
1.8Get Happy4:54J.J. JohnsonThe Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 (Ron McMaster transfer)
1.3Get Happy4:55Jay Jay JohnsonThe Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 (reissue, remastered, mono)
  • 1995-07-26 JP
2.8Get Happy4:54J.J. JohnsonThe Complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz Recordings (BMG club edition)
2.8Get Happy4:54J.J. JohnsonThe Complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz Recordings
1.6Get Happy4:51J.J. JohnsonThe Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 (RVG edition)
  • 2001-07-03 US
1.6Get Happy?:??Jay Jay JohnsonThe Eminent Volumes 1 & 2
3.6Get Happy4:51Jay Jay JohnsonBlue Notes III - Milestones of Jazz Legends
1.3Get Happy4:54Jay Jay JohnsonThe Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 (Blue Note@85 UHQCD)
  • 2024-05-22 JP
1.6Get Happy4:51J.J. JohnsonThe Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 (RVG Edition)
(unknown)
3.1Get Happy4:49Jay Jay JohnsonJay Jay Johnson

Relationships

double bass:Percy Heath (on 1953-06-22)
drums (drum set):Kenny Clarke (on 1953-06-22)
piano:John Lewis (on 1953-06-22)
tenor saxophone:Jimmy Heath (on 1953-06-22)
trombone:J.J. Johnson (on 1953-06-22)
trumpet:Clifford Brown (on 1953-06-22)
recorded at:WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-06-22)
recording of:Get Happy (on 1953-06-22: instrumental)

Get Happy

lyricist:Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:Chappell & Co., Inc.
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Redwood Music Ltd.
Remick Music Corp.
S.A. Music Co.
Warner Bros. Music
referred to in medleys:Get Happy / Happy Days Are Here Again
later translated versions:Voyage au paradis
later versions:Get Happy (2024)
part of:Summer Stock
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue
music quoted in:Opening Production