Mosaic 11LP: J.J. Johnson Complete Col. Small Groups

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Limited Edition 11-LP boxed set: The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions: Mosaic MQ MQ11-269 [Limited Edition #3126 / 7500 copies / pressed on heavy, audiophile grade vinyl / USA]. (Condition: records are either in mint condition or near mint; box is near mint w/ no splits; the invaluable booklet is in fabulous shape w/ no tears, ceases or extraneous writing.) ||| Fair to say that Johnson was the most commanding of the trombonists to come out of the Bop experiments of the late 1940s and one of the few who come keep up with Bird. These remarkable sessions are from the center of the Golden Age of Jazz Recordings, covering the years from 1956 to 1960. And mighty fine years they were. It might be said that J.J. (along with Kai Winding*) were the Gold Standard of that era. Of course, they weren’t the only guys playing one the most traditional of jazz instruments during these years, but they led the way in folding it’s fat, burnished sound into the fast-paced modern jazz idiom. Like many fine innovators of jazz, J.J. surrounded himself with a dazzling array of "sidemen". The formats run from quartet to sextet and the musician list includes Bobby Jasper, Nat Adderley, Tommy Flanagan, Clifford Jordan, Sam Jones, Cedar Walton, Tootie Heath, Freddie Hubbard, Paul Chambers, Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Hank Jones and many others. /\ Album index: J Is for Jazz; Jay and Kai (JJ trks only); First Place; J.J. in Person; Blue Trombone; Really Livin’; J.J. Inc.; Touch of Satin. There are also trks from some Columbia anthologies, the most notable being Almost Forgotten. ||| (* While Jay & Kai made several historic albums as co-leaders during this period, for continuity’s sake only the tracks from "Jay & Kai – CL 973" which feature J.J. are included in this set.) || [RE: DK] || Notes on mailing and mailing charges are in the following paragraphs. ||

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