The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3

The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3
Studio album by J. J. Johnson
Released	1955
Recorded	June 6, 1955
Genre	Jazz
Length	23:49
Label	Blue Note
J. J. Johnson chronology
K + J.J. (1955) The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3 (1955) Trombone for Two (1955)

The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3 is a 1955 Blue Note 10" LP of a small group led by American jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson.

Release history

The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3 (Blue Note BLP 5070) was recorded and released in 1955 as the third of three Jay Jay Johnson albums in Blue Note's 10-inch LP Modern Jazz 5000 Series. In 1955, Blue Note released two 12 inch compilation LPs that together included all tracks from the three 10 inch LPs as well as alternate take 'bonus tracks' from the 1953 ...with Clifford Brown,... recording session: The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 (BLP 1505) and The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 2 (BLP 1506). All of the ...Vol. 3 tracks were included on the …Volume 2 compilation LP and (after 1989) CD.

Track listing

Side 'A'

1. "Daylie Double" (Johnson) – 4:27
2. "You're Mine, You" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 3:07
3. "Pennies from Heaven" (Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston) – 4:18

Side 'B'

1. "Groovin'" (Johnson) – 4:40
2. "Viscosity" (Johnson) – 4:21
3. "Portrait of Jennie" (Gordon Burdge, J. Russel Robinson) – 2:56

Personnel

• J.J. Johnson – trombone
• Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
• Horace Silver – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Kenny Clarke – drums

References

• Blue Note Records BLP 5070
• Blue Note Records BLP 1506
• Blue Note Records CDP 7 81506 2
• J. J. Johnson, A Comprehensive Discography… by Louis George Bourgois
• jazzdisco.org Jazz Discography Project
• www.discogs.com