Search results for "J.J. Johnson"

J.J. Johnson: Hello Young Lovers (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 22, 07

Few trombonists came anywhere near J.J.'s light-speed technique, and even those who did failed to match his tonal pur...

J.J. Johnson: El Camino Real (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 13, 08

J.J. Johnson will forever be remembered as the most influential trombonist in jazz from the late 1940s onward. His pi...

J.J. Johnson: Turnpike (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music October 31, 07

Apart from single-handedly inventing the modern jazz trombone and becoming its foremost exponent, being a first-rate ...

J.J. Johnson: Winter's Waif (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 05, 08

One of two Gary McFarland contributions to this album, "Winter's Waif" shows a tougher side of bossa nova. And a dark...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GARY MCFARLAND

Gary McFarland's life could be the subject of a movie screenplay. Until he was in his mid-20s, McFarland (1933-1971) ...

John Abercrombie: J.S. (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music April 01, 08

Like Claude Monet’s use of colors, John Abercrombie makes musical statements throughout his album November that are o...

J.J. Johnson/ Kai Winding Trombone Octet: A Night In Tunisia (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 04, 09

In April 1956, eight of New York's top trombonists joined an all-star rhythm section to record Jay & Kai + 6, an albu...

Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson: My Funny Valentine (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music May 21, 08

Back in the 1950s, some still thought that Stan Getz was a lightweight "cool school" player, and that J.J. Johnson's ...

J.J. Johnson: Poem for Brass (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music August 09, 08

This composition directly resulted from formation of the Jazz and Classical Music Society, an ensemble led by Gunther...

J.J. Johnson: What's New (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music December 05, 07

Rightly renowned for his incomparable technique, J.J. Johnson is often wrongly overlooked as a balladeer. Here, using...

J.J. Johnson: Misterioso (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music May 03, 09

The Trombone Master is a fitting title for a record by J.J. Johnson, who has yet to be succeeded as the indubitable k...

J.J. Johnson: My Funny Valentine (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music May 21, 08

The great trombonist J.J. Johnson's engagement at New York's Village Vanguard in July 1988 was a major jazz event. Fi...

Count Basie (featuring J.J. Johnson): Rambo (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

J.J. Johnson was a promising young trombonist/arranger when he left the Benny Carter band and joined up with the Coun...

Aaron J. Johnson: Big Fun Blues (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music March 10, 09

With Victor Lewis nailing down what seems like a second-line groove, you might think that "Big Fun Blues" is headed t...

J.J. Johnson (with Clifford Brown): Turnpike (alternate take) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 03, 09

June of 1953 was a very busy and prolific month for Clifford Brown. Having recently left the Blue Flames, he was wor...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: AL HOOD SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL CLIFFORD BROWN TRACKS

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J.J. Johnson: Carolyn (In the Morning) (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 31, 08

In this bookend piece that both starts the album Heroes and ends it with a piece appropriately titled "Carolyn (In th...

Aaron J. Johnson: Shamba (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music March 23, 09

This slow-simmered, down-home blues starts with a bellowing bass line and is chock full of flavor and soul. It’s good...

Horace Silver: Nutville (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music August 27, 08

On half of The Cape Verdean Blues, Horace Silver added guest J.J. Johnson to his quintet. This enables us to hear Joh...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HORACE SILVER

Perceptive commentators such as Martin Williams and Bob Blumenthal have written about the creative craftsmanship of...

Miles Davis: Deception (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 25, 07

           Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, Art Blakey and      Bud Powell a...

Count Basie: The King (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music February 05, 08

This variation on "Jumpin' at the Woodside" features the Count, Jacquet, Berry and a young J. J. Johnson, who stumble...

Horace Silver: The Cape Verdean Blues (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music July 17, 09

The music of Horace Silver always referenced and sounded different than most other jazz. His music has a tinge to it ...

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