| Broadway Express | ||||
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | December 13, 16 & 17, 1965 RCA Victor Studio A, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM/LSP 3544 | |||
| Producer | Brad McCuen | |||
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Broadway Express is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger J.J. Johnson and Orchestra featuring jazz version of Broadway musical songs conducted and arranged by Mundell Lowe and recorded in late 1965 for the RCA Victor label. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
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