J.J.Johnson - J.J.'s Broadway

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 1963
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:28
Size: 86,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:56)  1. Lovely
(4:17)  2. My Favorite Things
(3:23)  3. Mira
(3:51)  4. Make Someone Happy
(3:54)  5. Who Will Buy
(3:54)  6. Sleeping Bee
(4:06)  7. Put On A Happy Face
(3:39)  8. Nobody's Heart
(2:55)  9. A Second Chance
(3:28) 10. The Sweetest Sounds

This is one of the more obscure J.J. Johnson LPs. On six of the ten songs, the great trombonist is joined by four others, while the remaining four tracks (the main reasons to search for this album) feature him in a quartet with pianist Hank Jones, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Walter Perkins. Johnson's writing on the larger group pieces lifts the material, which is all taken from Broadway shows, while his playing on the quartet tracks is up to his usual level. Some of the songs are now forgotten, but "My Favorite Things," "Make Someone Happy" and "Put on a Happy Face" are exceptions. This album has some good music, but it will be very difficult to find. ~ Scott Yanow   http://www.allmusic.com/album/jjs-broadway-mw0000041108

Personnel: J.J. Johnson (trombone); Lou McGarity, Tommy Mitchell, Paul Faulise (trombone); Hank Jones (piano); Chuck Israels (bass); Walter Perkins (drums).

J.J.'s Broadway

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