J Is for Jazz

J Is for Jazz
Studio album by The J. J. Johnson Quintet
Released	1956
Recorded	July 24, 25 & 27, 1956
Studio	Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Label	Columbia CL 935
Producer	Cal Lampley
J. J. Johnson chronology
Jay and Kai (1956) J Is for Jazz (1956) First Place (1957)

J Is for Jazz is an album by the J. J. Johnson Quintet which was released on the Columbia label. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
DownBeat	[5]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by J. J. Johnson except where noted.

1. "Naptown U.S.A." - 4:59
2. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 4:46
3. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (Bob Nolan) - 4:14
4. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis Earl Brent) - 3:35
5. "Solar" (Miles Davis) - 5:14
6. "Overdrive" - 3:22
7. "Undecided" (Charlie Shavers, Sid Robin) - 4:04
8. "Never Let Me Go" (Joseph Scott) - 3:40
9. "Chasin' the Bird" (Charlie Parker) - 4:40
10. "Cube Steak" - 3:41

• Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC on July 24, 1956 (tracks 4, 6 & 7), July 25, 1956 (tracks 3, 5, 8 & 10) and July 27, 1956 (tracks 1, 2 & 9)

Personnel

• J. J. Johnson – trombone
• Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone, flute
• Tommy Flanagan (tracks 1, 2 & 9), Hank Jones (tracks 3-8 & 10) – piano
• Percy Heath (tracks 4, 6 & 7), Wilbur Little (tracks 1-3, 5 & 8-10) – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums

References

1. Maz Roach Catalog, accessed July 18, 2016
2. Watts, R., Callahan, M., Edwards, D. and Eyries, P. Columbia Main Series, Part 5: CL 900-999 (1956-1957), accessed July 18, 2016
3. The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions - Liner Notes Archived 2016-08-17 at the Wayback Machine , accessed July 18, 2016
4. J Is for Jazz – Listing at AllMusic . Retrieved July 18, 2016.
5. Hentoff, Nat (January 23, 1957). "J. J. Johnson: J is for Jazz". DownBeat . Vol. 24, no. 2. p. 25.