The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 1 (Remastered on 180g vinyl in mono)

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

Annotation

Side A: Recorded June 22, 1953.
Side B: Recorded September 24, 1954.
Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series
Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio

Annotation last modified on 2023-03-17 19:15 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" 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 (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-06-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1953-06-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (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 (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
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A2Lover Man
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1953-06-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Heath (on 1953-06-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1953-06-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (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 (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
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A3Get Happy
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1953-06-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Heath (on 1953-06-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1953-06-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (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. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
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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 (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-06-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1953-06-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1953-06-22)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-06-22)
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A5Capri
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1953-06-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Heath (on 1953-06-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1953-06-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1953-06-22)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-06-22)
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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 (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1954-09-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-09-24)
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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 (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1954-09-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) 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. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Old Devil Moon / Stari vražji mesec
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
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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 (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1954-09-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) 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
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B4Too Marvelous For Words
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 (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1954-09-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-09-24)
instrumental recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words (on 1954-09-24)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
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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 (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1954-09-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-09-24)
recording of:
Coffee Pot (on 1954-09-24)
composer:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
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