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Clark Virgil Terry Jr. [1] (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) [2] was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), [ 3 ] Duke Ellington (1951–59), [ 3 ] Quincy Jones (1960), and Oscar Peterson (1964–96).
In 1962, Johnson toured for a number of months with Davis' sextet of that year, which went unrecorded. Johnson's 1963 album J. J.'s Broadway is an example of both his mature trombone style and sound, and his arranging abilities. Johnson's album Proof Positive (1964) was the last recording of his working band for over 20 years. Beginning in 1965 ...
Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986) [1] was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists". [ 2 ] Biography
The Cape Verdean Blues is a 1966 album by a jazz quintet led by pianist Horace Silver.The quintet is augmented on the last three tracks on the album by trombonist J. J. Johnson.
Doc Cheatham was born in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, [1] of African, Cherokee and Choctaw heritage. He noted there was no jazz music there in his youth; like many in the United States he was introduced to the style by early recordings and touring groups at the end of the 1910s.
Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson (also released as All God's Children Got Rhythm) is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt compiling tracks recorded with trombonist J. J. Johnson or pianist Bud Powell in 1949–50 and released on the Prestige label in 1957. [4] The 1990 CD reissue added five bonus tracks to the original LP.
Claude Joseph ("Dr. C. J.") Johnson (May 16, 1913 – July 20, 1990) [1] was an American gospel music singing preacher and pastor. Biography.