J.J. Johnson

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arranger composer human jazz musician trombonist

J.J. Johnson was a pioneering American jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger renowned for his virtuosic bebop playing and influential recordings.

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Label	Occurrences
J. J. Johnson	8
J.J. Johnson canonical	4

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arranger ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ trombonist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd	1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1940 ⓘ
awarded	NEA Jazz Masters Award ⓘ
birthName	James Louis Johnson ⓘ
collaboratedWith	Charlie Parker ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ Kai Winding ⓘ Miles Davis ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1924-01-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2001-02-04 ⓘ
familyName	Johnson ⓘ
formedEnsemble	Jay and Kai Quintet ⓘ
genre	bebop ⓘ hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ
givenName	James ⓘ
influenced	Curtis Fuller ⓘ Slide Hampton ⓘ Steve Turre ⓘ modern jazz trombone style ⓘ
instrument	trombone ⓘ
memberOf	Benny Carter Orchestra ⓘ Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ Illinois Jacquet Big Band ⓘ surface form: Illinois Jacquet band
name	J.J. Johnson self-link ⓘ
notableFor	influential jazz recordings ⓘ pioneering bebop trombone playing ⓘ virtuosic jazz improvisation ⓘ
notableWork	album "Jay and Kai" ⓘ album "The Eminent J.J. Johnson" ⓘ composition "Enigma" ⓘ Lament ⓘ surface form: composition "Lament"
occupation	arranger ⓘ composer ⓘ jazz trombonist ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America ⓘ surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
placeOfDeath	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America ⓘ surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
spouse	Carol Johnson ⓘ Vivian Johnson ⓘ
wroteFor	big bands ⓘ small jazz ensembles ⓘ television and film scores ⓘ