Quote of the day
Madness is the absolute break with the work of art; it forms the constitutive moment of abolition, which dissolves in time the truth of the work of art.
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)