Джей Джей Джонсон (James Louis Johnson) (22.01.1924 Indianapolis, Indiana, US - 4.02.2001 Indianapolis, Indiana, US) американский джазовый тромбонист, композитор, аранжировщик. Один из первых тромбонистов в бибопе. Играть на тромбоне начал в 14 лет. Профессиональную карьеру Джонсон начал в 1941 году, играя с Клэренсом Лавом. С 1942 по 1945 работал в оркестре Benny Carter . С 1945 по 1946 Джей Джей играл в биг бенде Count Basie . Руководил своими группами, в которые входили Clifford Jordan , Nat Adderley , Freddie Hubbard , Tommy Flanagan , Elvin Jones и другие. J.J. Johnson покончил жизнь самоубийством (застрелился) через некоторое время после того, как у него был обнаружен рак простаты.Альбомы исполнителя на сайте: J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding , Benny Green - Trombone by Three (1949) J.J. Johnson - J.J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1949) Sonny Stitt , Bud Powell , J.J. Johnson - Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson (1949 -1950) Johnson / Winding / Dennis / Green - The Four Trombones: The Debut Recordings (1953) J.J. Johnson - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, vol. 1 (1954) J.J. Johnson & Al Cohn - The Birdlanders (1954) J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding Quintet - An Afternoon At Birdland (1954/1956) Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson - Nuf Said (1955) J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding - Trombone For Two (1955) J.J. Johnson - The Eminent Vol. 2 (1955) J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding - Jay And Kai Dec. 3, 1954 (1955) J.J. Johnson - J Is For Jazz (1956) Jay And Kai Trombone Octet - Jai & Kai + 6 (1956) Dave Brubeck , J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding - Dave Brubeck And Jay & Kai At Newport (1956) J.J. Johnson - First Place (1957) Jay Jay Johnson Quintet - Live At Cafe Bohemia (1957) J.J. Johnson - Blue Trombone (1957) J.J. Johnson - Dial JJ 5 (1957) J.J. Johnson - What's New: Live in Amsterdam (1957) J. J. Johnson - In Sweden (1957) Mr. Jay Jay Johnson - Live! (1957, 1958) J.J. Johnson - The Trombone Master (1957-60) J. J. Johnson Quintet - JJ In Person (1958) J.J. Johnson Sextet - Really Livin' (1959) J.J. Johnson - A Touch of Satin (1960) Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson - The Great Kai & J.J. (1960) J.J. Johnson Sextet - J.J. Inc. (1960) J.J. Johnson - Plays Mack The Knife & Other Kurt Weill Songs (1960-61) J.J. Johnson - J.J.'s Broadway (1963) J.J. Johnson - Proof Positive (1964) J.J. Johnson - Live In London (1964) J.J. Johnson - J.J.! (AKA The Dynamic Sound Of J.J. With Big Band) (1964) Horace Silver Quintet & J.J. Johnson - The Cape Verdean Blues (1965) J.J. Johnson - Broadway Express (1965) J. J. Johnson - Goodies (1965) J.J. Johnson - The Total (1966) K. & J.J. - Israel (1968) J & K - Betwixt & Between (1968) J.J. Johnson - Willie Dynamite (1974) J.J. Johnson & Nat Adderley - Yokohama Concert (1977) J.J. Johnson & Nat Adderley - Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert Vol. 2 (1977) J.J. Johnson - Pinnacles (1979) J.J. Johnson - Concepts In Blue (1980) Kai Winding , J.J. Johnson, Bennie Green - Kai & Jay, Bennie Green With Strings (1981) Joe Pass & J.J. Johnson - We'll Be Together Again (1983) J.J. Johnson & Al Grey - Things Are Getting Better All The Time (1983) Stan Getz & J. J. Johnson - At the Opera House (1986) J.J. Johnson - Piano Jazz (1987) J.J. Johnson - Standards: Live At The Village (1988) J.J. Johnson - Quintergy: Live At The Village Vanguard (1988) J.J. Johnson - Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium (1988) J.J. Johnson - Vivian (1992) J.J. Johnson - Let's Hang Out (1992) J.J. Johnson - Tangence (1994) J.J. Johnson With The Robert Farnon Orchestra - Tangence (1994) J.J. Johnson - The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions {1956-1961} (1996) J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding - Jay And Kai (1996) J.J. Johnson - The Brass Orchestra (1997) J.J. Johnson - Heroes (1999) J.J. Johnson - Origins: The Savoy Sessions (2002) J.J. Johnson - Supreme Jazz: Jay Jay Johnson (2006) J.J. Johnson - The Complete '60s Bigband Recordings (2015) Видео: J.J. Johnson - Last Concert at William Paterson College (1996) Прослушать отрывок композиции (для ознакомления с творчеством):