J.J. Johnson: The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP ETJS-141.1 Nelson’s orchestrations give the album

Nelson’s orchestrations give the album cinematic sweep without sacrificing the interplay between its stars

Silent Night

It marks one of the final appearances of his “classic quartet” members Tyner and Jones before they departed

Two selections — “India” and “Impressions” originate from the group’s November 1961 engagement at the Village Vanguard

" Yet it speaks volumes about a musician and a music that opened up the world of jazz to so many who had been excluded

J.J. Johnson: The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP ETJS-141.1 Nelson’s orchestrations give the albumBlue Note, 1954 J. J. Johnson adapted the language of bebop to the trombone winning the admiration of Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker. After appearing on Miles Davis first Blue Note session in 1952, Alfred Lion gave Johnson the chance to lead several of his own dates including a 1953 sextet date featuring trumpeter Clifford Brown, saxophonist Jimmy Heath, pianist John Lewis, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Kenny Clarke; a 1954