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. He is the older brother of bassist Jimmy Johnson.

Discography

As leader

* ''Gordon Johnson Trios'' (Tonalities, 1996) * ''Trios V.2'' (Tonalities, 2002) * ''Trios Version 3.0'' (Tonalities, 2005) * ''GJ4'' (Tonalities, 2008) * ''Trios No. 5'' (Tonalities, 2010)

As sideman

With Bill Carrothers * ''Shine Ball'' (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2005) With Laura Caviani * ''Holly, Jolly, and Jazzy'' (Marbles: The Brain Store, 2013) With Todd Clouser * ''A Love Electric'' (Todd Clouser's A Love Electric, 2010) With Dave Graf * ''Just Like That'' (Artegra, 2005) With Mary Louise Knutson * ''Call Me When You Get There'' (Meridian Jazz, 2001) * ''In the Bubble'' (Meridian Jazz, 2011) With Chris Lomheim * ''And You've Been Waiting?'' (IGMOD, 1994) * ''The Bridge'' (Artegra, 2002) * ''Timeline'' (Lomstradamus, 2014) With Pete Whitman * ''Where's When?'' (Artegra, 2002) * ''The Sound of Water'' (Artegra, 2002) With

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* ''Finality'' (Ding-Dong Music, 2007) With Eric Wangensteen * ''It Had To Be You'' (2009) * ''Blue Christmas'' (2012)

References

*
Gordon Johnson at JazzPolice.com

External links

Gordon Johnson at Tonalities.com
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