J.J. Johnson - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 1 (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) - VINYL LP

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Step into the cosmic jazz-funk odyssey of Walking in Space, Quincy Jones' electrifying foray into fusion. The protean Quincy Jones returned to the recording studio as a leader, after a long stretch in Hollywood, with this triumphantly contemporary big band album. He re-established himself firmly with his big band jazz base while casting a keen eye on the pop scene and the world of electric instruments (even Ray Brown is caught playing superb electric bass here). Laid out is his uncanny ability to attract the biggest names in jazz as sidemen such as Freddie Hubbard, Roland Kirk, Hubert Laws, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Jimmy Cleveland, and Jerome Richardson. Featuring unforgettable renditions of InchDead EndInch and InchKiller Joe,Inch this album captures the groundbreaking energy that made this album a staple of the late '60s jazz scene.

Double vinyl LP pressing. The soundtrack to the band's first concert video, recorded at Brixton Academy on 16th May 1993, only a month after the of their Mercury Prize-winning debut album. Now available on 140g black vinyl, the concert setlist includes stunning versions of nine album tracks, including the singles InchAnimal NitrateInch, InchMetal MickeyInch, InchThe DrownersInch, InchTo The BirdsInch, and many others.

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. J.J. Johnson adapted the language of bebop to the trombone winning the admiration of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. After playing on Miles Davis' first Blue Note session, J.J. led several dates from 1953-55 with the likes of Clifford Brown, Charles Mingus, Horace Silver and Hank Mobley that were compiled on The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 (BLP 1506). This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is mono, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original masters, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. Album Tracks 1. Daylie Double 2. Pennies from Heaven 3. You're Mine You 4. Turnpike 5. It Could Happen to You 6. Groovin' 7. Portrait of Jennie 8. Viscosity 9. Time After Time 10. Capri