Released 1966 Artist J. J. Johnson Label RCA/Legacy | Producer Brad McCuen Release date 1966 | |
Recorded December 13, 16 & 17, 1965RCA Victor Studio A, New York City Similar JJ's Broadway, Dial J J 5, Proof Positive, The Yokohama Concert, J J in Person! |
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.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.
Track listing
- "Come Back to Me" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner]]) - 2:09
- "Night Song" (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams) - 3:00
- "Once in a Lifetime" (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) - 2:13
- "More Than One Way" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) - 2:02
- "I Believe In You" (Frank Loesser) - 2:13
- "Goodbye, Old Girl" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) - 2:40
- "The Joker" (Newley, Bricusse) - 2:40
- "Sew the Buttons On" (John Jennings) - 2:06
- "Sunrise, Sunset" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) - 2:25
- "Why Did I Choose You?" (Herbert Martin, Michael Leonard) - 2:04
- "Xanadu" (GĂ©rard Calvi, Harold Rome) - 1:43
- "Something's Coming" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) - 2:07
Personnel
Songs
1Come Back to Me (from the Musical "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever")2:10
2Night Song (from the Broadway Musical "Golden Boy")2:58
3Once in a Lifetime (from the David Merrick-Bernard Delfont Production "Stop the World-I Want to Get Off")2:15
References
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