Jay Jay Johnson – The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume Two (1956)

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Blue Note – BLP 1506Rec. Dates : June 22, 1953, September 24, 1954, June 6, 1955 Trombone : J.J. JohnsonBaritone Sax : Jimmy HeathBass : Percy Heath, Charles Mingus, Paul ChambersDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : John Lewis, Wynton Kelly, Horace SilverTenor Sax : Jimmy Heath, Hank MobleyTrumpet : Clifford Brown Strictlyheadies : 01/14/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 09/08/1956Score of 81 Re-issue of Blue Note BLP 5070, Volume 3 of…

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Jay Jay Johnson – The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume One (1956)

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Blue Note – BLP 1505Rec. Dates : June 22, 1953, September 24, 1954 Trombone : J.J. JohnsonBaritone Sax : Jimmy HeathBass : Percy Heath, Charles MingusCongas : Sabú MartinezDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : John Lewis, Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Jimmy HeathTrumpet : Clifford Brown Strictlyheadies : 01/13/2019Stream this Album Liner Notes by Leonard Feather It was not until the summer of 1955 that Jay Jay Johnson, name…

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