Du trombone Jay Jay Johnson a su faire un instrument moderne dans le jazz et pu ainsi se hisser au niveau des grands createurs du be bop (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis) qu'il a tous frequentes. Instrumentiste virtuose et improvisateur de premier plan, il fût aussi un excellent compositeur.Jean-Paul RICARDLes coffrets « The Quintessence » jazz et blues, reconnus pour leur qualite dans le monde entier, font l'objet des meilleurs transferts analogiques a partir des disques sources, et d'une restauration numerique utilisant les technologies les plus sophistiquees sans jamais recourir a une modification du son d'origine qui nuirait a l'exhaustivite des informations sonores, a la dynamique et la coherence de l'acoustique, et a l'authenticite de l'enregistrement original. Chaque ouvrage sonore de la marque « Fremeaux & Associes » est accompagne d'un livret explicatif en langue francaise et d'un certificat de garantie.Jay Jay Johnson made the trombone a modern instrument in jazz, and as a result he joined the ranks of the great creators of bebop (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis) alongside whom he often played. Apart from being a virtuoso instrumentalist and a first-rate improviser, he was also an excellent composer.JEAN-PAUL RICARDFremeaux & Associes' « Quintessence » products have undergone an analogical and digital restoration process which is recognized throughout the world. Each 2 CD set edition includes liner notes in English as well as a guarantee. This 2 CD set presents a selection of the best recordings by JJ Johnson between 1945 and 1961.CD 1 - THE LEADER : JAY JAY JOHNSON BEBOPPERS (SAVOY 1946) MAD BE BOP - JAY JAY JOHNSON'S BOP QUINTET (SAVOY 1947) BONE-OLOGY - JAY JAY JOHNSON'S BOPPERS (PRESTIGE 1949) FOX HUNT - JAY JAY JOHNSON SEXTET (BLUE NOTE 1953) LOVER MAN - JAY JAY JOHNSON & KAI WINDING (SAVOY 1954) LAMENT - JAY JAY JOHNSON QUINTET (BLUE NOTE 1954/55) JAY - VISCOSITY - JAY JAY JOHNSON & KAI WINDING (COLUMBIA 1955/56) TROMBONE FOR TWO - NIGHT IN TUNISIA - JAY JAY JOHNSON QUINTET/QUARTET (COLUMBIA 1957) IN A LITTLE PROVINCIAL TOWN - COMMUTATION - BLUE TROMBONE PART 1 ET PART 2 - STAN GETZ & J.J. JOHNSON (VERVE 1957) CRAZY RHYTHM - JAY JAY JOHNSON SEXTET (COLUMBIA 1958) ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE - J.J. JOHNSON ACC. FRANK DE VOL'S ORCHESTRA (COLUMBIA 1960) IN A SENTIMANTAL MOOD - J.J. JOHNSON & KAI WINDING (IMPULSE 1960) THIS COULD BE THE START OF SOMETHING - JAY JAY JOHNSON QUARTET (COLUMBIA 1960) GIGI. CD 2 - THE SIDEMAN : BENNY CARTER & HIS ORCHESTRA (CAPITOL 1945) LOVE FOR SALE - CHARLIE PARKER SEXTET (DIAL 1947) CRAZEOLOGY - SONNY STITT WITH JAY JAY JOHNSON (PRESTIGE 1949) TEAPOT - BLUE MODE - DIZZY GILLESPIE SEXTET (SAVOY 1951) THE CHAMP - MILES DAVIS (BLUE NOTE 1953) KELO - HENRI RENAUD ALL STARS (SWING 1954) JAY JAY'S BLUES - MILES DAVIS ALL STAR SEXTET (PRESTIGE 1954) WALKIN' - MODERN JAZZ SOCIETY (VERVE 1955) THE QUEEN'S FANCY - KENNY DORHAM (BLUE NOTE 1955) MINOR'S HOLIDAY - COLEMAN HAWKINS & HIS ALL STARS (RIVERSIDE 1957) CHANT - SONNY ROLLINS QUINTET (BLUE NOTE 1957) WAIL MARCH - BENNY GOLSON SEXTET (RIVERSIDE 1957) VENETIAN BREEZE - DIZZY GILLESPIE BIG BAND (VERVE 1961) BLUE MIST. DIRECTION COLLECTION : ALAIN GERBER, TEXTE : JEAN-PAUL RICARD, PRODUCTION DeLeGUeE : JEAN BUZELIN