Jay Jay Johnson
Jay Jay Johnson is a pseudonym of James Louis Johnson (b. 22 Jan 1924, Indi… Read Full Bio ↴Jay Jay Johnson is a pseudonym of James Louis Johnson (b. 22 Jan 1924, Indianapolis, IN, USA - d. 4 Feb 2001 - best known as J.J. Johnson), a jazz trombonist.
He repeatedly won the Downbeat and many other polls, who has played the instrument at super-rapid clips (a Philadelphia nightclub once billed him, Barnum and Bailey style, as “The Fastest Trombone Player Alive!”), and who, with the great Kai Winding, made the famous “J.J. and Kai” recordings showing that the trombone could indeed be a virtuoso instrument. A new and exciting book by Joshua Berrett and Louis Bourgois III entitled The Musical World of J.J. Johnson corroborates these impressions, and more importantly, details the extraordinary contributions that this consummate musician has made to trombone playing, jazz music and musicians, composition, arranging, and a massive number of recording dates over a period of about 55 years. (Berrett and Bourgois document the recorded legacy in a “state of the art” comprehensive discography of J.J. Johnson to be found in the book. Christopher Smith has also assembled a Johnson discography, available on the Web, and has consulted for the book's compilation.) In this scholarly and comprehensive volume, J.J. Johnson consistently comes across as a highly disciplined, multi-faceted, prolific, and creative musician.
Sites: Discogs
He repeatedly won the Downbeat and many other polls, who has played the instrument at super-rapid clips (a Philadelphia nightclub once billed him, Barnum and Bailey style, as “The Fastest Trombone Player Alive!”), and who, with the great Kai Winding, made the famous “J.J. and Kai” recordings showing that the trombone could indeed be a virtuoso instrument. A new and exciting book by Joshua Berrett and Louis Bourgois III entitled The Musical World of J.J. Johnson corroborates these impressions, and more importantly, details the extraordinary contributions that this consummate musician has made to trombone playing, jazz music and musicians, composition, arranging, and a massive number of recording dates over a period of about 55 years. (Berrett and Bourgois document the recorded legacy in a “state of the art” comprehensive discography of J.J. Johnson to be found in the book. Christopher Smith has also assembled a Johnson discography, available on the Web, and has consulted for the book's compilation.) In this scholarly and comprehensive volume, J.J. Johnson consistently comes across as a highly disciplined, multi-faceted, prolific, and creative musician.
Sites: Discogs
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Jay Jay Johnson Lyrics
Blue Mode Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Dear Old Stockholm Dear old Southland I hear you calling me. And I long…
Get Happy Pack up your troubles and just get happy Ya better…
It Could Happen To You Hide your heart from sight, Lock your dreams at night, It …
It Is You or No One How did I know that the warmth of the glow…
It's You or No One How did I know that the warmth of the glow…
Old Devil Moon I look at you and suddenly Something in your eyes I…
Pennies From Heaven Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven Don't you…
Time After Time Twenty-four hours can go so fast You look around, the day…
You're Mine You You're my thrill You do something to me You send chills righ…