The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2

The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2
Studio album by
J. J. Johnson
Released1954
RecordedSeptember 24, 1954
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
LabelBlue Note
BLP 5057
J. J. Johnson chronology
Jay and Kai (Savoy)
(1954) 		The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2
(1954) 		An Afternoon at Birdland
(1954)

The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 is a ten-inch LP by American jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson recorded on September 24, 1954 and released on Blue Note later that year. Johnson is backed by rhythm section Wynton Kelly, Charles Mingus and Kenny Clarke, and percussionist Sabu Martinez.[1]

Reception

Release history

This album was originally released as the second of three Jay Jay Johnson albums in Blue Note's 10-inch Modern Jazz 5000 Series (BLP 5057, The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2). The previous 10 inch LP release was BLP 5028, Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown and the third 10-inch LP release was BLP 5070, The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3.

Track listing

All tracks are written by J. J. Johnson, except as noted.

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jay" 3:42
2."Time After Time"
4:13
3."Old Devil Moon"
3:52
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Marvelous for Words"
3:35
2."It's You or No One"
  • Cahn
  • Styne
4:06
3."Coffee Pot" 4:08

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed September 28, 2010
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