Concepts in Blue

Concepts in Blue is an album by jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson, recorded in 1980 for the Pablo Today label and originally released as a CD in 2002.

Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This is a fun set of straightahead jazz. The colorful frontline obviously enjoyed playing the blues-oriented repertoire and the solos are consistently rewarding. Nothing all that innovative occurs but the results are pleasing".

Track listing
All compositions by J. J. Johnson except where noted.
 * 1) "Blue Nun" - 5:03
 * 2) "Nermus" - 6:10
 * 3) "Village Blues" (John Coltrane) - 5:07
 * 4) "Azure" - 6:00
 * 5) "Coming Home" (Kevin Johnson) - 7:10
 * 6) "Concepts in Blue" - 7:56
 * 7) "Mohawk" - 6:01

Personnel

 * J. J. Johnson - trombone
 * Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
 * Ernie Watts - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
 * Victor Feldman - vibraphone, keyboards (tracks 1 & 5)
 * Billy Childs (track 6), Pete Jolly (tracks 2-4 & 7) - keyboards
 * Ray Brown (tracks 3, 6 & 7), Tony Dumas (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) - bass
 * Kevin Johnson - drums