INTRODUCTION J.J. Johnson was one of the greatest and most influential trombonists in the history of jazz. For much of his career Johnson was more active as a composer and arranger than as a performer. This play-along set features a great representation of his tunes that are fun to play and represent the best of bebop and post-bop. Johnson was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1924. He attended Crispus Attucks High School, which produced many outstanding jazz musicians over the years, including Wes Montgomery, Slide Hampton, David Baker, and Freddie Hubbard. After playing for a few years with the big bands of Benny Carter, Count Basie, and others, John- son began to work with the pioneers of modern jazz, including Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Possessing a prodigious technique, in the 1940s J.J. became the first trombonist to successfully adapt the virtuosic demands of bebop to the trombone. In doing so he became one of the most widely imitated of all jazz trombonists. In 1954 J.J. joined fellow trombonist Kai Winding to form Jay and Kai, a quintet featuring two trombones. The two later collaborated on several recordings featuring multiple trombones with rhythm section. Johnson led several other fine combos in the ‘50s through the mid-60s. In the late 1960s Johnson became involved in writing music, for television and films. He virtually retired from public performance during this period. However, his reputation and his recorded legacy were so great that he continued to win Downbeat's readers poll and critics poll through the 1970s. Beginning in the late 1970s, Johnson returned to p later recordings feature a more lyrical approach and highlighted one of the most beautiful tones Mbonist. He eventually moved to his boyhood hometown and established Indianapolis as his b beautifully through most of the ‘80s and ‘90s. In t away in 2001 The rhythm section sets a groovy and infectiou Boneology. The up tempo bop tune, Coffee .'s Scere BlueNote sessions, The Eminent catchy variation on “RI interesting set of chan i ii- Vf changes. The minor key groove tune Kenya Ras 1g on the bridge. The beautiful ballad, Lament Son's best known and most frequ une. It features a perfect combination of a gorgeous lyrical: melody and interesting harmonies that encot soloist to find the pretty notes. Mohawk is a funky blues set in 94 time. May 1 Have Dis Dance is also in 34 but with an even 8th-note feel. Shutterbug is a bright swing tune that has an almost pointillistic melody that sets up fun blowing changes. Ten-85is a modal workout that presents a different set of challenges. Tumpike is also originally from the Eminent J.J. Johnson date. It is another workout on “Rhythm changes’, this time at a brisk tempo. ‘These are great tunes that deserve more visibility. The rhythm section on this play-along feels great and makes this a really fun set to work with. Enjoy! Pat Harbison 2005HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT RECORDIN Ifyou want to learn to play jazz you have to listen, listen, listen. But many times students don't have any idea what record ings to buy. So we have created this list of many of the most important recordings in jazz. Most of the recordings listed are from the 40's, 50's & 60's Bebop era. This is due to the strong influence this particular period ‘of music has had on our current “Modern Jazz” scene today. We have purposely omitted a number of very early recordings. because 1) many of those early recordings had very poor sound quality, 2) the artists recorded lots of material, and so they are represented by later recordings elsewhere on this list, and/or 3) the early recordings are not currently available on CD. Ifyou have a turntable, you should start checking aut yard sales and thrift stores—often you can find classic jazz recordings ‘on vinyl for next to nothing. For each record listed, you can see the artist name follawed by the name of the album. All of these recordings are avail- able on CD (at presstime) from “Double-Time Records.” The number to the left of each listing (eg—cd #7951) indicates the “Double-Time” catalog number of that CD. Make a copy of this sheet and check off each recording as you add it to your collection. To check on prices, to order, or for a complete catalag of over 6000 jazz CD titles, contact: “DOUBLE-TIME RECORDS” + PO Box 146 + Floyds Knobs, IN 47119-0146 + PH (800) 203-8528 « FAX (812) 923-1971 E-mail: www.doubletimejazz.com * [email protected] You may also find many CD's at “TheMusicResource.com* ‘wwwnthemusicresource.com + [email protected] edt CANNONBALL ADDERLEY - SOMETHIN ELSE ed#559 MILES DAVIS - COOKIN —ed#83 HERBIE HANGOCK - MAIDEN VOYAGE RED GARLAND - GROOW —ed#350 CLIFFORD BROWN - STUDY IN BROWN MILES DAVIS - STEAMIN’ WITH MILES DAVIS. eda JOHN COLTRANE - BLUE TRAIN. 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Ju is joined by a cast of reknown sidemen, including Jamey Aebersold on tenor, Phil DeGreg on piano, Tyrone Wheeler on bass, and Art Gore on drums. Over 2 hours long, the set list includes Autumn Leaves, My Funny Valentine, Confirmation, When The Saints Go Marching In, | Can't Get Started, Just Friends, Misty, and many others. “On a scale from 1 to ten... this performance gets anine, in my humble opinion." - J.J.Johnson DVD Product Code # JJD VHS Product Code # JJV Available from your local dealer or order direct: Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc. PO Box 1244, New Albany, IN 47151-1244 + 1-800-456-1388 * www.jazzbooks.com ive 1. Boneology e By J.J. Johnson CD TRACK #1; PLAY 6 CHORUSES (J = 138) INTRO F-7 GbT4 F-7 E-7 E>-7 D7 A) Dba igo, be Eb-7 ADTHS BbT DbA —-Bb-7 Er7Abres Eb7 AT Eb-7 Ab 0 1@ 1. Boneology — Cont. e@ c}] SOLOS F-7 BbT Eb-7 ADT DbA Bb-7 Eb-7 ADT#S FT BOT Eb-7 AbT Dba. F-7 Bb7 Eb-7 ADS. Dba Bb-7 Eb-7 AbTe 2. Lament e GD TRACK #2 (Bossa Nova Version): PLAY 4 GHORUSES (« = 108) By J-Johnacn CD TRACK #3 (Ballad Version): PLAY 2 CHORUSES (+ = 56) AJF-7 Eb-7 ACT DbA G-7 CT D-7 CT Bré A-T D-7 G-7 EQ AT D7 CT Be6 A-7 D-7 BO Bb-7 Ses EDT ska SRE GENE MI NC AURigeRRccre acral org Sed Riedy Pern 3e 2. Lament - Cont. c] SOLOS F-7 Eb-7 ADT DbA G-7 c7 D7 CT BY6 AT D-7 G-7 EO AT FA D7 Di74 C79 0 F G-11Ce 3. In Walked Horace 6 GD TRAGK #4: PLAY 6 CHORUSES (¢ = 192) By J.J. Johnson E> E°7 Eb Eo ge be = tN DI GT4 Eb EOT” rd dit SOLOS 7° _ BbA G-7 C-7 F7_ BbA G-7 C-7 F7 BbA Bb7 EbA EO7 D-7 G7 C-7 FT BPA G-7_ C-7 FT BbA G-7_ C~7 F7_ BPA BOT EPA E°7 -D-7 G7 C~7 FT D7 G7 c7 F7 BoA G-7 C-7 FT BbA G-7 0. copa a C-7 F7__BbA Bb7_ EPA E07" D-7 G7 C-7 F7 c-r BA BPA Cosi tt TWO 24S FURLESING 0. acm Coarse" Ali Rnd.” Us by emi 5e 4. Mohawk 6 CD TRACK #5: PLAY 13 CHORUSES (¢ = 160) By J.J. Johnson A] INTRO (Rhythm Section Only) pen © 1 ca 18 by 00M, Ape Reneindadng Pooman P| mal Copied, hay Remini