The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1

~ Release by Jay Jay Johnson (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

112" Vinyl
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A1Turnpike
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Heath (on 1953-06-22)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1953-06-22)
piano:
John Lewis (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:
Turnpike (on 1953-06-22)
composer:
J.J. Johnson
4:16
A2Lover Man
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)
instrumental recording of:
Lover Man (on 1953-06-22)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez, Jimmy Davis (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (ended), MCA Music Publishing (ended) and Universal Music Corp.
3:51
A3Get Happy
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)
instrumental recording of:
Get Happy (on 1953-06-22)
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. and Warner Bros. Music
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
4:48
A4Sketch 1
baritone saxophone:
Jimmy Heath (on 1953-06-22)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1953-06-22)
piano:
John Lewis (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)
4:23
A5Capri
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)
3:38
B1Jay
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
congas:
"Sabu" Martinez (on 1954-09-24)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1954-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-09-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1954-09-24)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (on 1954-09-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-09-24)
3:41
B2Old Devil Moon
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
congas:
"Sabu" Martinez (on 1954-09-24)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1954-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-09-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1954-09-24)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (on 1954-09-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-09-24)
instrumental recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (on 1954-09-24)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music and Victoria Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Old Devil Moon / Stari vražji mesec
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
3:52
B3It's You or No One
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1954-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-09-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1954-09-24)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (on 1954-09-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-09-24)
instrumental recording of:
It’s You or No One (on 1954-09-24)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
part of:
Romance on the High Seas
4:05
B4Too Marvelous for Words3:33
B5Coffee Pot
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
congas:
"Sabu" Martinez (on 1954-09-24)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1954-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-09-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1954-09-24)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (on 1954-09-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-09-24)
recording of:
Coffee Pot (on 1954-09-24)
composer:
J.J. Johnson
4:08