Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2
| Recorded | Jun 22, 1953 & Jun 6, 1955 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1506 |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 12 credited players |
| Discogs | master 174534 |
The record
Companion volume to the same June 1953 sessions, with Clifford Brown again threading his horn through Johnson's fleet, clean phrasing. Silver joins the shuffling cast of bassists and pianists, giving these sides a loose, all-star restlessness.
Session personnel
- Charles Mingus — bass
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Percy Heath — bass
- Sabu Martinez — congas [conga drum]
- Kenny Clarke — drums
- Horace Silver — piano
- John Lewis — piano
- Wynton Kelly — piano
- Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Heath — tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- J.J. Johnson — trombone
- Clifford Brown — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 30 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Blue Note · BLP 1506 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; flat edge |
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| 1963 | Blue Note · BLP 1506 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono, Lex/No DG · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 81506 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Liberty · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1506 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1506 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1506 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1976 | Blue Note · LNJ-70102 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1976 | Blue Note · LNJ-70102 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1989 | Blue Note · CDP 7 81506 2 — CD, Compilation, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1989 | Blue Note · B1-81506 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono, pseudo-stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1989 | Blue Note · CDP 7 81506 2 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Capitol Jax · RVG stamp |
| 1995 | Blue Note · TOCJ-1506 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1998 | Blue Note · CDP 7.81506 2 — CD, Compilation, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1999 | Blue Note · 7243 5 21128 2 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Digipak · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
Charles Mingus also plays on
Paul Chambers also plays on
Percy Heath also plays on