Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
J. J. Johnson
Born: January 22, 1924
Died: February 4, 2001 (aged 77)
Bio: James Louis "J. J." Johnson was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. He was sometimes credited as Jay Jay Johnson.
Known for:
- Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson (1957)
- The Great Kai & J. J. (1961)
- Blue Trombone (1957)
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 (1955)
- J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1957)