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The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volumes 1, 2, 3 Three 10 inch (25cm) LPs - released by Blue Note in 1953, 1954 and 1955

Two 12 inch (30cm) LP compilations - released by Blue Note in 1955

Two CD compilations / re-issues - released by Blue Note in 1989, ...


 * CD ...Volume 1 is, effectively, an expanded re-issue of BLP 5028, Jay Jay Johnson, with Clifford Brown,... with 3 alternate take 'bonus tracks' added from the same 1953 recording session.
 * CD ...Volume 2 is, effectively, a "two-fer" re-issue of the two 10 inch LPs, BLP 5057 and BLP 5070 (The Eminent...Vol. 2 and ...Vol. 3), with three alternate take bonus tracks from the 1955 recording session.
 * Both CDs were also re-issued in 1997 and in 2001. The 2001 CD releases contain the same material as their CD predecessors, respectively, but in a different track order.

Primary references:
 * J. J. Johnson, A Comprehensive Discography… by Louis George Bourgois
 * The Musical World of J. J. Johnson by Joshua Berret and Louis G. Bourgois III
 * jazzdisco.org Jazz Discography Project
 * www.discogs.com

J. J. Johnson Discography
In order to uniquely identify recordings and avoid overlap / redundancies (the same album being listed twice with slightly different titles / release dates), I suggest the recording number of each listed recording (e.g. "Savoy MG 12106") should always be referenced - either directly on the Wikipedia discography page or (at least) here on a listing in the talk page so that all editors can use (and update / correct / improve as needed) a common / consistent listing. This seems especially helpful in the case of pre ~1957 recordings when some companies sometimes re-used the same album title for different (sometime only partial) releases of the same or similar material - e.g. on (7 and 10 inch) "EP"s and 10 and 12 inch LPs of different maximum recording lengths.

Most useful / authoritative(?) references:
 * J. J. Johnson, A Comprehensive Discography… by Louis George Bourgois
 * The Musical World of J. J. Johnson by Joshua Berret and Louis G. Bourgois III
 * jazzdisco.org Jazz Discography Project
 * www.discogs.com

J. J. Johnson recordings as leader or co-leader Unless otherwise noted, all albums are 10 inch (25cm) or 12 inch (30cm) LPs. Album Title (latest recording session date | and - if known - earliest release year, label number) – notes
 * J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1949-05-11, Savoy MG 12106) – LP release of J. J. Johnson singles and EPs from 1946~49 including,
 * New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 11 [EP] (1946-06-26, Savoy XP 8047)
 * Birth of Bop, Vol. 3 [EP] (1947-12-24, Savoy XP 8086)
 * Jay Jay Johnson Sextet [EP] (1949-05-26, Prestige EP 1330) – all tracks from this EP were also issued as 1/2 of the 12 inch LP,
 * Modern Jazz Trombones (1949-08-23, Prestige LP 109**)
 * J. J. Johnson and Sonny Stitt [EP] (1949-10-17, Prestige EP 1332) – all tracks from this EP were also issued as 1/2 of two different 12 inch LPs,
 * Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson (1950-01-26, Prestige LP 7024**)
 * Modern Jazz Trombones, Vol. 2 (1951-10-05, Prestige LP 123**)
 * Jazz South Pacific (1952-01-17, Regent MG 6001) – with Howard McGhee, … - re-issue (Savoy MG 12205)
 * Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown, Jimmy Heath, … (1953-06-22 | 1953, Blue Note BLP 5028) – 10 inch LP re-issued, with alternate take 'bonus' tracks, on the 1955 Blue Note 12 inch LP compilation/re-issues,
 * The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 (1955, BLP 1505)
 * The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 2 (1955, BLP 1506)
 * Jazz Workshop, Volume One: Trombone Rapport (1953-09-18 | 1953, Debut DLP 5) – with Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis
 * Jazz Workshop, Volume Two: Trombone Rapport (1953-09-18 | 1955, Debut DLP 14) – with Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis
 * Four Trombones (1953-09-18 | 1957, Debut DEB 126) – with Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis
 * Four Trombones…The Debut Recordings (1981, Prestige P 24097 / Debut Records VIJ 5004 M / Fantasy 6005 & 6008) – compilation double LP. Contains 8 of the 9 tracks originally released on the two Debut Jazz Workshop 10 inch LPs (DLP 5 and DLP 14) and the 12 inch Debut LP, Four Trombones (DEB 126).  With Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis
 * Jay and Kai (1954-08-26, Savoy MG 12010) – with Kai Winding. All material from this 12 inch LP was also released on two 10 inch LPs,
 * Jay and Kai (1954-08-26, Savoy MG 15038) – with Kai Winding
 * Jay and Kai Vol. 2 (1952-03-04, Savoy MG 15048) – with Kai Winding
 * The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 (1954-09-24 | 1954, Blue Note BLP 5057) – 10 inch LP re-issued on the 1955 compilation/re-issues, The Eminent…Volume 1 (BLP 1505) and (one track only) The Eminent…Volume 2 (BLP 1506)
 * An Afternoon at Birdland (1954-10-17, RCA/X LXA 1040, RCA PL 42069) – with Kai Winding
 * Jay And Kai, Dec. 3, 1954 (1954-12-03, Prestige LP 195) – with Kai Winding
 * K + J.J., East Coast Jazz Series #7 (1955-01-27, Bethlehem BCP-13 / BCP-6001) – with Kai Winding. Later re-issued as 'Nuf Said, etc.
 * The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3 (1955-06-06 | 1955, Blue Note BLP 5070) – 10 inch LP re-issued, with three alternate take 'bonus' tracks, on the 1955 compilation/re-issue, The Eminent…Volume 2 (BLP 1506)
 * Trombone for Two (1955-06-24, Columbia CL 742) – with Kai Winding
 * Jay and Kai + 6 (The Jay and Kai Trombone Octet) (1956-04-06, Columbia CL 892) – with Kai Winding
 * Dave Brubeck and Jay and Kai at Newport (1956-07-06, Columbia CL 932**) – with Kai Winding
 * Jay and Kai (1956-07-13, Columbia CL 973) – with Kai Winding
 * J is for Jazz (1956-07-27, Columbia CL 935)
 * First Place (1957-04-12, Columbia CL 1030)
 * Blue Trombone (1957-05-03, Columbia CL 1303)
 * Dial J. J. 5 (1957-05-14, Columbia CL 1084)
 * Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957-10-19, Verve MGV 8265)
 * J. J. In Person (1958-02-19, Columbia CL 1161)
 * Mr. Jay Jay Johnson - Live! (1957-01-26 ~ "c. 1958" Queen Disc Q 046) – 1985 Italian LP release of previously unissued(?) 1957/1958 live recordings
 * Really Livin' (1959-03-24, Columbia CL 1383)
 * Trombone and Voices (1960-06-28, Columbia CL 1547)
 * J.J. Inc. (1960-08-03, Columbia CL 1606)
 * The Great Kai & J. J. (1960-11-09, Impulse A 1) – with Kai Winding
 * A Touch of Satin (1961-01-12, Columbia CL 1737)
 * Andre Previn and J.J. Johnson Play Kurt Weill (1961-12-??, Columbia CL 1741)
 * J. J.'s Broadway (1963-04-06, Verve V6 8530)
 * Proof Positive (1964-05-01, Impulse A 68)
 * J. J.! (1964-12-09, RCA LPM 3350)
 * Goodies (1965-07-20, RCA LPM 3458)
 * Broadway Express (1965-12-17, RCA LPM 3544)
 * The Cape Verdean Blues, The Horace Silver Quartet plus J. J. Johnson (1965-10-22 | 1966, Blue Note BLP 4220**)
 * The Total J. J. Johnson (1966-12-05, RCA LPM 3833)
 * K & JJ, Israel (1968-04-16, A&M SP 3008) – with Kai Winding
 * J & K, Betwixt & Between (1969-01-09, A&M SP 3016) – with Kai Winding
 * Stonebone (1969-09-25, A&M AML 330 / CTI Records AML 330) – with Kai Winding
 * J.J. Johnson and Nat Adderley - The Yokohama Concert (1977-04-20 | 1978, Pablo 2620 109) – live, double LP
 * Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2 (1977-04-20 | 2002, Pablo PACD 2620 121 2) – with Nat Adderley
 * Pinnacles (1979-09-19, Milestone M 9093)
 * Concepts in Blue (1980-09-26, Pablo 2312 123)
 * Aurex Jazz Festival ’82 All Star Jam (1982-09-01, Somethin' Else TOCJ 8020) – with Clarke Terry, Kai Winding, Dexter Gordon, …
 * Jackson, Johnson, Brown and Company (1983-05-25, Pablo 2310 897) – with Milt Jackson and Ray Brown
 * We'll Be Together Again (1983-10-26, Pablo 2310 911) – with Joe Pass
 * Things are Getting Better All the Time (1983-11-29, Pablo 2312 141) – with Al Grey
 * Quintergy, Live at the Village Vanguard (1988-07-10 | 1991, Antilles 422 848214 2)
 * Standards, Live at the Village Vanguard (1988-07-10 | 1991, Antilles 314 510059 2)
 * Vivian (1992-06-03, Concord Jazz ‎CCD 4523)
 * Let's Hang Out (1992-12-09, Verve Records 314 514454 2)
 * Tangence, with the Robert Farnon Orchestra (1994-07-15, Verve / Gitanes Jazz Productions 314 526588 2)
 * The Brass Orchestra (1996-09-27, Verve Records 314 537321 2)
 * Heroes (1996-11-18, Verve Records 314 528684 2)

** ''J.J. Johnson as leader or co-leader on 1/2 of album only. i.e. Johnson does not appear on one side of LP''