J.J. Johnson: The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP ETJS-141.1 and bassist John Ore to

and bassist John Ore to lay down takes of Mobley's skittering tunes "Three Way Split" and "No Room for Squares" in addition to two remarkable Morgan tunes: the gorgeous ballad "Carolyn" and the grooving "Me 'N You

It marks one of the final appearances of his “classic quartet” members Tyner and Jones before they departed

Silent Night

book by Jessica Swale

" Yet it speaks volumes about a musician and a music that opened up the world of jazz to so many who had been excluded

J.J. Johnson: The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP ETJS-141.1 and bassist John Ore toBlue Note, 1954 J. J. Johnson adapted the language of bebop to the trombone winning the admiration of Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker. After appearing on Miles Davis first Blue Note session in 1952, Alfred Lion gave Johnson the chance to lead several of his own dates including a 1953 sextet date featuring trumpeter Clifford Brown, saxophonist Jimmy Heath, pianist John Lewis, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Kenny Clarke; a 1954