Jimmy Johnson (bassist)

Jimmy Johnson
Born	1956
Genres	Jazz, jazz fusion, rock, folk rock
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Bass guitar
Associated acts	Flim & the BB's, Allan Holdsworth, James Taylor

Jimmy Johnson (born 1956) is an American bass guitarist best known for his work with James Taylor, Allan Holdsworth, Lee Ritenour and Flim & the BB's. Raised in a rich musical environment, his father was a 47-year member of the Minnesota Orchestra's bass section, his mother a piano teacher and accompanist, and his brother Gordon is also a professional bassist.

In 1976, Johnson worked with Alembic and GHS to create one of the first 5-string bass guitars with a low B string. Living in the Los Angeles area since 1979, Johnson continues to record and tour with singer-songwriter James Taylor as well as guitarist Allan Holdsworth, and is frequently heard with various groups at The Baked Potato jazz club in Studio City, California.

Selected discography

• 3rd Matinee - Meanwhile (1994)
• Dori Caymmi - Dori Caymmi (1988), Brazilian Serenata (1991)
• Billy Childs - Take For Example This (1988), Twilight Is Upon Us (1989), His April Touch (1991 - three tracks), I've Known Rivers (1994), Lyric (2005)
• Luis Conte - La Cocina Caliente (1988), Black Forest (1989), Marimbula (2007), Two Worlds (2010)
• Eddie Daniels - ...this is now (1991 - two tracks)
• Flim & the BB's - Flim & The BB's (1978), Tricycle (1983), Tunnel (1984), Big Notes (1985), Neon (1987), The Further Adventures... (1988), New Pants (1990), Vintage/best of (2010), This Is A Recording (1992), Tricycle (SACD reissue) (1999)
• Brandon Fields - The Traveler (1988), Other Places (1989)
• Stan Getz - Apasionado (1990)
• Don Grusin - Raven (1990)
• Roger Hodgson - In the Eye of the Storm (1984 - two tracks)
• Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue (1985), Atavachron (1986), Sand (1987), Secrets (1989), Wardenclyffe Tower (1992), All Night Wrong (2002), Then (2004), Against The Clock (2005)
• Gary Husband - Dirty & Beautiful, Vol. 1 (2010), Dirty & Beautiful, Volume 2 (2011)
• Wayne Johnson - Arrowhead (1980), Grasshopper (1983), Everybody's Painting Pictures (1984), Spirit of the Dancer (1988)
• Karizma - Cuba (1986), Arms of Love (1989)
• Earl Klugh - Whispers and Promises (1989 - two tracks)
• Michael Landau - Tales From The Bulge (1990), Live 2000 (2000), Live (2006)
• Albert Lee - Gagged But Not Bound (1987)
• Kenny Loggins - December (1998)
• Sérgio Mendes - Confetti (1984 -two tracks), Arara (1989), Brasileiro (1992 - two tracks)
• Vince Mendoza - Nights On Earth (2011)
• Simon Phillips - Symbiosis (1995)
• Planet X - Moonbabies (2002), Quantum (2007)
• Porcupine - Look, But Don't Touch (1993)
• The Rippingtons - Moonlighting (1986), 20th Anniversary (2006)
• Lee Ritenour - Harlequin (1985), Earth Run (1986), Color Rit (1989), Collection (1991)
• Vonda Shepard - The Radical Light (1992)
• Derek Sherinian - Oceana (2011)
• Susie Suh - Susie Suh (2005)
• James Taylor - New Moon Shine (1991), James Taylor Live (1993), Hourglass (1997), October Road (2002), James Taylor at Christmas (2004, 2006 - three tracks), Covers (2008), Other Covers (EP) (2009)
• Steve Tavaglione - Blue Tav (1990 - three tracks)
• Sadao Watanabe - Maisha (1985)
• Ernie Watts - Musician (1985)
• Chad Wackerman - Forty Reasons (1991), The View (1993), Dreams, Nightmares and Improvisations (2012)
• Roger Waters - Amused to Death (1991)
• Yoshida Brothers - Renaissance (2004)

Selected individual tracks:

• Peter Cetera - "Even A Fool Can See" from the album 'World Falling Down'
• Ray Charles - "If I Could" from the album 'My World'
• Al Jarreau - "Something You Said" from the album 'Tomorrow Today'
• Aaron Neville - "That's The Way She Loves" from the album 'Warm Your Heart'
• Rod Stewart - "Broken Arrow" from the album 'Vagabond Heart'

External links

• Jimmy Johnson Entry on the Europe Jazz Network
• Jimmy Johnson at Allmusic