J. J. Johnson,born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson,was an American jazz trombonist,composer and arranger.
Kai Chresten Winding was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More",the theme from the movie Mondo Cane,reached in 1963 number 8 in the Billboard Hot 100 and remained his only entry here.
Rhythm Is My Business is a 1962 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. The album was recorded with a big band and arranged and conducted by the American R&B organist Bill Doggett.
Bennie Green was an American jazz trombonist.
Gus Johnson was an American swing drummer in various jazz bands,born in Tyler,Texas,United States. After learning to play drums from his next-door neighbor,Johnson occasionally played professionally at the age of ten in the Lincoln Theater,and performed in various local groups,most notable McDavid's Blue Rhythm Band. Upon graduating from Booker T. Washington High School,Johnson moved to Kansas City,where he took up drumming full-time. He joined Jay McShann's Orchestra in 1938,with his music career being interrupted by his conscription into the military in 1943.
Edward Joseph Bertolatus,also known as Eddie Bert,was an American jazz trombonist.
Ross Tompkins was an American jazz pianist who was a member of The Tonight Show Band.
This is a discography of the Jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson.
J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets is a studio album by jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson,released by Savoy Records,containing material from three different recording sessions in 1946,1947 and 1949. Material from the first two sessions had been previously released on two Savoy EPs,New Trends In Jazz,Vol. 11 and Birth of Bop,Vol. 3. The album was re-issued on CD in 1992,and again in 1994 on the Savoy Jazz label.
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson,Vols. 1 &2 are a pair of separate but related compilation albums by American jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson,recorded over three sessions between 1953 and 1955 and released on Blue Note in 1956.
The Great Kai &J. J. is an album by American jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1960 as the first release for the Impulse! label.
Jay and Kai + 6 is the fifth album by jazz trombonists J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding,credited on this album as The Jay and Kai Trombone Octet. The title refers to the six trombonists who accompany Johnson and Winding on the recording. Columbia Records released the album as a monaural LP record in 1956. In December 1956,Jay and Kai + 6 reached the №3 position on the Billboard jazz chart.
Soul Surfin' is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding featuring guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1963 for the Verve label. The album was reissued as !!!More!!! following the chart success of the single of the same name.
Solo is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding recorded in 1963 for the Verve label.
Kai Olé is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding recorded in 1961 for the Verve label.
The Swingin' States is an album by American jazz trombonist Kai Winding featuring performances recorded in 1958 for the Columbia label.
Trombone Panorama is an album by American jazz trombonist Kai Winding featuring performances recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 for the Columbia label.
Jay and Kai is an album by American jazz trombonists J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding featuring performances recorded in 1955 and 1956 for the Columbia label.
Dave Brubeck and Jay &Kai at Newport is a split live album featuring selections from Dave Brubeck's Quartet with Paul Desmond and the J. J. Johnson/Kai Winding Quintet performances at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival which was released on the Columbia label.
J. J.'s Broadway is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger J. J. Johnson recorded in 1963 for the Verve label.
