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J.J. Johnson

Jazz
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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 ...
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Blue Mode 

Take 1

J.J. Johnson and Jay Jay Johnson
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Just FriendsJ.J. Johnson
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It's You Or No One 

Bonus Track

J.J. Johnson and J.J. Johnson Quartet
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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
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You Don't Know What Love IsJay & Kai, J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding
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My One and Only LoveJ.J. Johnson, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, John Collins, Roy McCurdy and Tom Ranier
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Blue Mode 

Take 1

J.J. Johnson and Jay Jay Johnson

The Very Best Of

3:45

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Just FriendsJ.J. Johnson

Standards: Live at the Village Vanguard

7:00

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It's You Or No One 

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J.J. Johnson and J.J. Johnson Quartet

The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Vol. 2

4:06

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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

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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

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My One and Only LoveJ.J. Johnson, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, John Collins, Roy McCurdy and Tom Ranier

Jackson, Johnson, Brown & Company

5:14

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