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First Place (album)

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Released
  
1957

Artist
  
J. J. Johnson

Producer
  
Cal Lampley

Genre
  
Jazz

First Place (1957)
  
Blue Trombone (1957)

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Columbia Records

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Recorded
  
April 11, 12 & 26, 1957

Studio
  
Columbia Studios, Studio A and Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC

Similar
  
J J Johnson albums, Jazz albums

First Place is an album by the J. J. Johnson Quartet which was released on the Columbia label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Bop is their thing, and Johnson's flawless lines on his trombone were never more in evidence than on this stupendous effort... Johnson's smaller ensemble dates have stood the test of time as perhaps his best ever -- which is debatable, considering all his fine work, but First Place is indisputably brilliant".

Track listing

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

  1. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 5:01
  2. "Paul's Pal" (Sonny Rollins) - 4:04
  3. "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) – 3:02
  4. "Commutation" - 5:15
  5. "Harvey's House" - 2:59
  6. "That Tired Routine Called Love" (Matt Dennis) - 5:12
  7. "Be My Love" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) - 3:00
  8. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) - 5:51
  9. "Nickels and Dimes" - 4:54
  • Recorded at Columbia Studios, Studio A, NYC on April 11, 1957 (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6 & 9), April 12, 1957 (tracks 1, 4 & 7) and at Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC on April 26, 1957 (track 8).

    • Personnel

  • J. J. Johnson – trombone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Max Roach – drums

    • Songs

    1It's Only a Paper Moon5:01
    2Paul's Pal4:06
    3For Heaven's Sake3:04

    References

    First Place (album) Wikipedia
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