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J.J. Johnson

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The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 - Lexington/West 63rd

J.J. JOHNSON The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 (Circa 1957-8 US issue of the 1955 10-track mono vinyl LP on Blue Note, which has the earliest 'Lexington Ave' address on the Side One label & the 'West 63rd' address on Side Two. There is no 'r' below 'Note' on the label so this is a pre-1960 pressing, with 'RVG' stamp & 'ear' marking in the run-outs. Also stars the likes of Clifford Brown, John Lewis, Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke & the mighty Sabu Martinez! Comes housed in the earliest pasted picture sleeve witth the 'Lexington Ave' address on the back & catalogue inner. See 'more info' for condition details... BLP1505)

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Release Year 1957 - 67 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Blue Note
Complete Stock List Go to J.J. Johnson
Product Catalogue No BLP1505
Music Genre Jazz
Country Comes from USA Comes from 'USA'
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Condition :-

Obtained from a wonderful collection of modern jazz LP rarities of the 1950s, with many bought as exotic imports at the time of release, here we have a one previous owner example for the dedicated Blue Note collector of J.J. Johnson's first body of work on LP, an essential part of modern jazz history or what one critic called 'one of the central documents of post-war jazz'. If you're a trombonist, you'll want to hear this at least!

The pasted picture sleeve [VG+] is the earliest pressing for this title. It has the '767 Lexington Ave., New York 21' address printed on the back at the bottom. The back cover has two period British tax import stickers attached & the catalogue inner is enclosed. The panels are nice & clean, kept out of direct sunlight for well over half a century. The edges remains sharp & there are no seam splits or writing. There is some minor scuffing to a few edges & there is a very small thumbnail split in the paper in the centre of the spine. All print is clearly legible & the artwork still shines. Most certainly a collector's copy!

The labels are in stunning condition. Although there is no 'deep groove' ridge either side, there are no tears, writing or any heavy spindle marks by the centre hole. The earliest 'Lexington Ave' address is printed on side one & the 'West 63rd' address is on side two. There is no 'r' registered logo below 'Note' either side as this is a pre-1960 pressing & most certainly a pre-Liberty [1966] pressing as the Plastylite 'ear' logo is etched in both run-outs along with the Rudy Van Gelder 'RVG' stamp.

The heavyweight vinyl is Excellent to Near Mint with an impressive sheen both sides & only the lightest evidence of one or two plays in its lifetime. There are no scratches or marks, just the odd ultra-faint paper hairline from being taken out of the bag on the rare occasion. It's very hard to find a Blue Note mono pressing from the fifties in this type condition so this one comes highly recommended.

Tracklist:-
1. Turnpike
2. Lover Man
3. Get Happy
4. Sketch 1
5. Capri
6. Jay
7. Old Devil Moon
8. It's You Or No One
9. Too Marvelous For Words
10. Coffee Pot

1953 June 22 recording session. tracks 1~5:
J.J. Johnson – trombone
Clifford Brown – trumpet (except "It Could Happen To You")
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (except "It Could Happen To You")
John Lewis – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums

1954 September 24 recording session. tracks 6~10:
J.J. Johnson – trombone
Wynton Kelly – piano
Charles Mingus – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Sabu Martinez – congas (except, "It's You or No One")


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Recording Artist J.J. Johnson
Product Title The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 - Lexington/West 63rd
Product Information J.J. Johnson The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 - Lexington/West 63rd USA vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
Artists Related To Curtis Fuller, J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding, Kai Winding, Kai Winding & Curtis Fuller
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