Album · 1955
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1
Tracklist
1
Turnpike
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1
4:16
2
Lover Man
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1
3:51
3
Get Happy
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1
4:48
4
Sketch 1
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1
4:23
5
Capri
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1
3:38
6
Jay
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1
3:41
7
Old Devil Moon
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1
3:52
8
It's You or No One
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1
4:05
9
Too Marvelous for Words
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1
3:33
10
Coffee Pot
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1
4:08
In print
First pressed 1955, still pressed 2024 — 56 pressings across 8 countries.
Credits
Gordon H Jee
Art Direction · creative director [creative direction by]
Michael Boland
Art Direction
The Boland Design Company
Art Direction
John Hermansader
Design
Charles Mingus
Instrument · bass
Clifford Brown
Instrument · trumpet
Jimmy Heath
Instrument · tenor saxophone [tenor sax], baritone saxophone [baritone sax]
J.J. Johnson
Instrument · trombone
John Lewis
Instrument · piano
Kenny Clarke
Instrument · drums
Louis “Sabu” Martinez
Instrument · congas
Percy Heath
Instrument · bass
Wynton Kelly
Instrument · piano
Bob Blumenthal
Liner Notes
Leonard Feather
Liner Notes
Naoya Nakahara
Liner Notes
Shoichi Yui
Liner Notes
児山紀芳
Liner Notes
原田和典
Liner Notes
岡崎正通
Liner Notes
Kevin Gray
Mastering · lacquer cut by
RL (8)
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Rudy van Gelder
Mastering · remastered by [remastered in 2001]
Wally Traugott
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Francis Wolff
Photography
Alfred Lion
Producer
Michael Cuscuna
Producer · reissue producer [reissue produced by]
Doug Hawkins
Recording
Media Gallery