J.J. Johnson

American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (born January 22, 1924, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; died February 4, 2001, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA).
1941-1942: he toured with the territory bands of Clarence Love and artist 1705697.
1942-1945: With artist 258701's big band. Made his recording debut (soloed on "Love for Sale" in October 1943) and played at the first Jazz at the Philharmonic (JATP) concert (July 1944).
1945-1946: artist 253011.
1946-1960: Performed with artist 257114 (1947-49) and worked with all of the top bop musicians, including artist 75617 (with whom he recorded in 1947), the artist 64694 big band, and the Miles Davis 'Birth of the Cool' Nonet. His own recordings from the era included work with artist 251769 (in a group which included artist 309986), artist 29992 and artist 145264. He also recorded with the artist 311056.
1951-1952: played with artist 255767 and Miles Davis.
1954-1956: formed a two-trombone quintet with artist 267186 that became known as artist 1696791, reunions would follow.
1956-1960: led a quintet that often included artist 298943; began to focus more on his own compositions, starting with 1956's "Poem for Brass" (issued on Columbia CL 941) and including "El Camino Real" and a feature for artist 64694, the album "Perceptions" (Verve V6-8411); his "Lament" became a standard.
1961-1962: worked again with Miles Davis, and led some small groups of his own.
1960's: greater part of time spent writing television and film scores.
By the 1970's, Johnson was sufficiently well-known to continue winning "DownBeat" polls despite his effective absence from the jazz scene. However, starting with a Japanese tour in 1977, Johnson gradually returned to a busy performance schedule; during the 1980's he would go on to lead a quintet that often featured artist 552908.