Blue Note

Jay Jay Johnson

The J.J. Johnson Sextet

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Recorded	1953
Label	Blue Note
Catalog	BLP 5028
Released	1953
Personnel	9 credited players
Discogs	master 784651

The record

Clifford Brown's trumpet next to J.J. Johnson's trombone, with Jimmy Heath doubling tenor and baritone -- that is a front line worth the price on its own. John Lewis, Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke are the rhythm section. Six sides on a Blue Note ten-inch, BLP 5028 from 1953, cover by John Hermansader and Francis Wolff.

Tracks

Get Happy
Lover Man
Capri
Sketch 1
Turnpike
It Could Happen To You

Session personnel

Percy Heath — Bass
Francis Wolff — Cover
John Hermansader — Cover
Kenny Clarke — Drums
John Lewis (2) — Piano
Jimmy Heath — Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
J.J. Johnson — Trombone
Clifford Brown — Trumpet
The J.J. Johnson Sextet

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1953	Blue Note · BLP 5028 — Vinyl LP 10" Album Mono earliest on file
1954	Blue Note · BLP 5028 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono, 3rd press · deep groove; Plastylite ear
1953	Blue Note · BLP 5028 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono, 1st press
1999	Blue Note · TOJJ-5028 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Limited Edition, Mono
1999	Blue Note · TOJJ-5028 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Limited Edition, Promo, Mono
2014	Blue Note · 5028 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Reissue, Mono