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
Studio	Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	23:49
Label	Blue Note BLP 5070
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 ten-inch LP by American jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson recorded on June 6, 1955 and released on Blue Note later that year. Johnson is backed by a quintet featuring saxophonist Hank Mobley and rhythm section Horace Silver, Paul Chambers and Kenny Clarke.

Background

The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 3 (BLP 5070) was the third of three Jay Jay Johnson albums released on Blue Note's 10-inch LP Modern Jazz 5000 Series, following Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown (1953) and The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 2 (1954). In 1955, Blue Note reissued the three sessions on two 12-inch compilations: The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vols. 1 & 2 (BLP 1505/BLP 1506).

Track listing

All tracks are written by J. J. Johnson, except as noted.

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Daylie Double"		4:27
2.	"You're Mine, You"	Johnny Green Edward Heyman	3:07
3.	"Pennies from Heaven"	Johnny Burke Arthur Johnston	4:18

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Groovin'"		4:40
2.	"Viscosity"		4:21
3.	"Portrait of Jennie"	Gordon Burdge J. Russel Robinson	2:56

Personnel

Musicians

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

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer

External links

• J. J. Johnson, A Comprehensive Discography by Louis George Bourgois
• jazzdisco.org Jazz Discography Project
• www.discogs.com