USED - J.J. Johnson - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1

Condition

Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) — conservatively graded strong VG+, some superficial marks
Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+) — minor storage wear along the edges and corners, faint ringwear on the upper front

Tracklisting

A1  Turnpike
A2  Lover Man
A3  Get Happy
A4  Sketch 1
A5  Capri
B1  Jay
B2  Old Devil Moon
B3  It's You Or No One
B4  Too Marvelous For Words
B5  Coffee Pot

Credits

Bass: Charles Mingus
Bass: Percy Heath
Congas [Conga Drum]: Sabu Martinez
Design [Cover]: John Hermansader
Drums: Kenny Clarke
Lacquer Cut By: Rudy Van Gelder
Liner Notes: Leonard Feather
Photography By [Cover Photo]: Francis Wolff
Piano: John Lewis (2)
Piano: Wynton Kelly
Producer: Alfred Lion
Recorded By [Recording By]: Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone: Jimmy Heath
Trombone: J.J. Johnson
Trumpet: Clifford Brown

Label: Blue Note (BLP 1505)

Notes

Side 1: WOR Studios, NYC, June 22, 1953. Side 2: Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 24, 1954. Features "Blue Note Records Inc . New York USA" on label side 1 and 2. Has the 767 Lexington Ave NYC address on the back-cover. Handwritten RVG and 9M etching(no ear). "Inc." after Blue Note on disc labels and Registered Trademark (R). No deep groove, blank spine This is a early Liberty release using old stock labels and cover but already pressed at All Disc Records, Inc. plant. HAND-ETCHED MATRIX: Side 1: BN-LP-1505A RVG 9M Side 2: BN-LP-1505B RVG 9M