J.J. Johnson - The Columbia Albums Collection (1956-1961)(2017) 4CD

Artist: J.J. Johnson
Title Of Album: The Columbia Albums Collection
Year Of Release: 1956-61/2017
Label (Catalog#) :EnlightenmentEN4CD9117
Country: USA
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 05:17:23
Full Size: 1.65Gb(+3%)(covers)
Info:wiki

James Louis Johnson was born on 24th January 1924 in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Reverend James Horace and Nina Johnson, and was raised in a strict, disciplinarian household. His mother encouraged him to start playing piano at the age of nine, before he temporarily moved to baritone saxophone. When his school friends at Crispus Attucks High School needed a trombone player for their band, James Jr. Made the final switch, and trombone would remain his instrument of choice for the rest of his life. Heavily influenced by the likes of Dickie Wells, Trummy Young and J.C. Higginbotham, Johnson began his professional career in 1941 when he joined the band of Clarence Love. He moved on to pianist Snookum Russell's group in 1942, where he played alongside trumpeter Fats Navarro. His career reached new heights that year too when he was invited to join Benny Carter's orchestra as player and arranger, a post he held for three years. During this time, Johnson made his first recordings, and appeared at the first Jazz at the Philharmonic concert. Sadly, on 4th February 2001, after a long battle with prostate cancer, J.J. Johnson took the decision to go out on his own terms; he ended his life by his own hand via a single gunshot wound at age 77. This four CD box set compiles the entirety of J.J. Johnson's work as bandleader for the Columbia label, originally released between 1956 and 1961. Featuring eight complete albums, and over five hours of music, all in glorious remastered sound, this compilation will prove both a perfect starting point for those new to J.J.'s music, and a welcome reminder for those already well-versed.

Tracks:
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Disc: 1
1. Naptown U.S.A
2. It Might As Well Be Spring
3. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
4. Angel Eyes
5. Solar
6. Overdrive
7. Undecided
8. Never Let Me Go
9. Chasin' the Bird
10. Cube Steak
11. It's Only a Paper Moon
12. Paul's Pal
13. For Heaven's Sake
14. Commutation
15. Harvey's House
16. That Tired Routine Called Love
17. Be My Love
18. Cry Me a River
19. Nickels and Dimes

Disc: 2
1. Hello, Young Lovers
2. Kev
3. What's New
4. Blue Trombone, Part I
5. Blue Trombone, Part II
6. Gone with the Wind
7. 100 Proof
8. Tea Pot
9. Barbados
10. In a Little Provincial Town
11. Cette Chose
12. Blue Haze
13. Love Is Here to Stay
14. So Sorry Please
15. It Could Happen to You
16. Bird Song
17. Old Devil Moon

Disc: 3
1. Tune Up
2. Laura
3. Walkin'
4. What Is This Thing Called Love'
5. Misterioso
6. My Old Flame
7. Now's the Time
8. Me Too
9. Decision
10. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
11. Red Cross
12. Almost Like Being in Love
13. Stardust
14. Sidewinder
15. God Bless the Child
16. Speak Low

Disc: 4
1. Jennie's Song
2. Only the Lonely
3. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
4. In a Sentimental Mood
5. Get Out of Town
6. I'm Glad There Is You
7. You're My Girl
8. To the Ends of the Earth
9. What Is There to Say
10. Lazy Bones
11. Mohawk
12. Minor Mist
13. In Walked Horace
14. Fatback
15. Aquarius
16. Shutterbug

All thanks to original releaser