The Yokohama Concert

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The Yokohama Concert
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Live album by
Released1978
RecordedApril 20, 1977
VenueKanagawa Kenritsu Ongakudo, Yokohama, Japan
Genre Jazz
Length81:03
Label Pablo Live
2620 109
Producer Norman Granz
J. J. Johnson chronology
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(1969)
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The Yokohama Concert is a live album by jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson and trumpeter Nat Adderley recorded in 1977 for the Pablo Live label and originally released as a double LP. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow observed "The music is challenging and well-played if not overly exciting, but it did result in J.J. Johnson returning to a much busier schedule as a trombonist again". [3]

Track listing

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

  1. "Horace" - 6:57
  2. "Cyclops" (Nat Adderley) - 6:18
  3. "Why Not" - 8:34
  4. "Splashes" - 7:18
  5. "It Happens" (Tony Dumas) - 10:02
  6. "Work Song" (Adderley) - 6:00
  7. "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 9:44
  8. "Jevin" - 5:16
  9. "Lament" - 3:21
  10. "Hummin'" (Adderley) - 8:27
  11. "Melodee" - 8:51

Personnel

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References

  1. Discogs album entry, accessed July 20, 2016
  2. Pablo Records Catalog: Pablo Live 2308-200, 2620-100, 2640-100 series, accessed July 20, 2016
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Yokohama Concert – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 787. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.