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Released
  
1965

Producer
  
Jack Somer

Genre
  
Jazz

J.J.!(1964)
  
Goodies(1965)

Recorded
  
December 7, 8 & 9, 1964Webster Hall, New York City

Label
  
RCA VictorLPM/LSP 3458

J.J.! (subtitled The Dynamic Sound of J.J. with Big Band) is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger J. J. Johnson and Big Band recorded in 1964 for the RCA Victor label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

  1. "El Camino Real" (J. J. Johnson) - 4:10
  2. "Stolen Moments" (Oliver Nelson) - 5:50
  3. "Train Samba" (Gary McFarland) - 6:50
  4. "Swing Spring" (Miles Davis) - 3:45
  5. "Bimsha Swing" (Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best) - 3:10
  6. "My Little Suede Shoes" (Charlie Parker) - 4:55
  7. "So What" (Davis) - 4:15
  8. "Stratusphunk" (George Russell) - 6:50
  9. "Winter's Waif" (McFarland) - 5:50
  • Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on December 7, 1964 (tracks 5-8), December 8, 1964 (tracks 2 & 4) and December 9, 1964 (tracks 1, 3 & 9)

    • Personnel

  • J. J. Johnson - trombone, arranger
  • Thad Jones (tracks 1-4 & 9), Jimmy Maxwell (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (tracks 5-8), Joe Wilder (tracks 1, 3 & 9) - trumpet
  • Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
  • Tommy Mitchell (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Tony Studd – bass trombone
  • James Buffington - French horn (tracks 1, 3 & 9)
  • Bill Stanley - tuba (tracks 1, 3 & 9)
  • Ray Beckenstein (tracks 2 & 4), Jerry Dodgion, Harvey Estrin (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Bud Johnson (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Oliver Nelson, Jerome Richardson (tracks 5-8) - reeds
  • Hank Jones - piano
  • Bob Cranshaw - bass
  • Grady Tate - drums

    • References

    J.J.! Wikipedia
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