Complete Fifties Studio Recordings
Price: $15.79
Artist: J.J. Johnson
- Blues for Trombones - J.J. Johnson, Johnson, J.J.
- What Is This Thing Called Love? - J.J. Johnson, Porter, Cole
- Lament - J.J. Johnson, Johnson, J.J.
- The Major - J.J. Johnson, Johnson, J.J.
- Bernie s Tune - J.J. Johnson, Leiber
- Reflections - J.J. Johnson, Mingus
- Co-Op - J.J. Johnson, Johnson, J.J.
- Blues in Two s - J.J. Johnson, Johnson, J.J.
- The Whiffenpoof Song - J.J. Johnson, Galloway
- Give Me the Simple Life - J.J. Johnson, Bloom
- Close as Pages in a Book - J.J. Johnson, Romberg
- Turnabout - J.J. Johnson, Johnson, J.J.
- Trombone for Two - J.J. Johnson, Winding, Kai
- It s Sand, Man - J.J. Johnson, Lewis, E.
- We Two - J.J. Johnson, Johnson, J.J.
- Let s Get Away from It All - J.J. Johnson, Dennis
- Goodbye - J.J. Johnson, Jenkins
- This Can t Be Love - J.J. Johnson, Hart, Lorenz
This outstanding 2 CD set features all four of the studio albums Trombone For Two , Nuf Said , Jay & Kai Quintet & Jay And Kai , featuring Billy Bauer, Dick Katz, Paul Chambers, Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke and Osie Johnson. Comprising the complete 1950 s recorded legacy of the J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding quintet this release also contains an alternate version of Porter s standard It s Alright With Me as a bonus track. Lone Hill Jazz. 2005.
Incomplete Fifties Studio Recordings - I am glad to see the continued interest in Jay and Kai s recordings. However, this collection is NOT complete. It omits the ten duet tracks from the Columbia album Jay and Kai, CL 973. The omitted tracks are as follows: You d Be So Nice to Come Home To / Caribe / Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe / The Song Is You / In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning / Tromboniums in Motion / How High the Moon / Violets for Your Furs / Too Close for Comfort / S Wonderful. These tracks were recorded in 1955 and 1956, and should have been included on this collection.
