J.J. Johnson

Release Date: 02/21/2025
Format: LP
Label: Verve
Release type: 180 Gram Vinyl LP Pressing

The first-ever Impulse! Release (catalog number A-1) and known as one of the best efforts of Kai Winding and J.J. Johnson, this 1960 session features a collection of jazz heavyweights, including Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Art Taylor & Roy Haynes (drums). Bill Evans' playing in particular raises this album beyond a mere Kai & J.J. set and spotlights the group as a whole. Verve Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

1. This Could Be the Start of Something Big
   
2. Georgia on My Mind
   
3. Blue Monk
   
4. Judy
   
5. Alone Together
   
6. Side By Side
   
7. I Concentrate on You
   
8. Theme from Picnic
   
9. Trixie
   
10. Going Going Gong
    
11. Just for a Thrill