j.j. johnson quintet – 20 nov 1994, berlin jazz festival

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Sep 302014
 

so i listened to the other jj johnson shows, and they were both very nice.  here’s the later of those other two.  not quite bookmarking johnson’s career (he didn’t pass away until 2001), but with the other show you have very much “early and late” j.j. johnson.  also, unlike the other two shows that i have, this one includes several compositions by johnson which i think makes it more interesting in some ways.

j.j. johnson quintet
berlin jazz festival
berlin, germany
20 november 1994

j.j. johnson tb
ralph moore ts
renee rosnes p
rufus reid b
billy drummond d

01 quintergy (j.j. johnson) 7.51
02 autumn leaves/ann jjj (kosma) 11.16
03 people time (b.carter) 3.09
04 ann jjj/opus defocus (j.j. johnson) 5.26
05 confirmation (c.parker) 7.59
06 malaga moon/ann jjj (j.j. johnson) 5.11
07 why indianapolis, why not indianapolis (j.j. johnson) 2.56 (inc.)
tt 44.03

additional lineage:
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sample:  t04 chat (jjj) > opus defocus.mp3
download: JJ_Johnson_1994-11-20_BerlinJazzFestival.zip

j.j. johnson quintet – 14 june 1957, swedish radio, stockholm, sweden

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Sep 292014
 

i was at a goodbye dinner for one of my wife’s professional contacts, but someone who i like a lot (both him & his wife, actually).  very sorry to see them leaving!  it’s sort of the nature of life, or at least our lives.

anyway, i was sitting next to another guest, philip, and we got to talking about jazz… philip said he had been fan of j.j. johnson.  me being me, that didn’t ring any bells of course, but so few names do.  but i looked through my cd’s and shows and sure enough, i’ve downloaded 3 shows by j.j. johnson.  dime strikes again!

this one, the oldest of the 3, was recorded in 1957 by swedish radio and (re?) broadcast a few years ago.  ‘dsgtrane’ shared it on dime back in 2011, but i don’t think i’ve listened to it (or either of the other j.j. johnson shows) since.  very nice!  thanks, philip, for mentioning it!  maybe i’ll share one of the other shows, just for a change of pace, in a couple of days.

j.j. johnson quintet
karlaplan studios, swedish broadcasting corporation
stockholm, sweden
14 june 1957

j.j. johnson, trombone
bobby jaspar, tenor sax
tommy flanagan, piano
wilbur little, bass
elvin jones, drums

01. intros & interview with j j johnson 2:31
02. thou swell 5:03
03. intro to undecided 0:08
04. undecided 3:35
05. intro to never let me go 0:05
06. never let me go 3:17
07. intro to it’s only a paper moon 0:05
08. it’s only a paper moon 5:05
09. intro to a night in tunisia 0:33
10. a night in tunisia 6:12
11. outro to j j johnson broadcast 0:29
tt 27:07

broadcast on swedish radio in march 2003

sample:  04. undecided.mp3
download: JJ_Johnson_1957-06-14_Stockholm.zip