J.J. Johnson and Al Grey
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J.J. Johnson and Al Grey
Things Are Getting Better All The Time
CD $11.98 $8.98
RELEASE DATE: 29 Nov 1983
OJCCD-745-2
GENRE: JAZZ
J.J. Johnson and Al Grey present a study in contrast. Johnson is the man who taught the trombone to speak the complex language of bebop. Grey kept alive in modern jazz the horn’s traditional role as shaggy dog, trickster, shouter, and plunger into comedy. They achieve an ensemble blend reminiscent of Johnson’s celebrated partnership with Kai Winding and demonstrate that each is capable of doing a bit of the other’s routine. Johnson absorbs a share of Grey’s humor. Grey… MORE
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